Deboran
A feminine name of Hebrew origin signifying "bee" or "wasp".
Name Census estimates that about 25 living Americans carry the first name Deboran. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Deboran today is around 65 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Deboran births was 1955 (7 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Deboran. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Deboran. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
25
~ 1 in 13,710,174 Americans
Peak year
1955
7 babies that year
Average age
65
years old
1971 SSA rank
#7,591
Tracked since 1951
Census
Deboran in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 100 people with the first name Deboran, which placed it at #53,336 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#53,336
National first-name rank
People counted
100
100 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
85.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Deboran
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Deboran is White at 85.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.0%) and Black (6.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Deboran described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Deboran at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White85.0% · 85
- Hispanic or Latino8.0% · 8
- Black or African American6.0% · 6
- Two or more races1.0% · 1
Popularity
Deboran: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Deboran from the 1950s through to the 1970s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1950s, with 17 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1950s peak, Deboran remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Deboran by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Deboran during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Deboran
The name Deboran is derived from the Hebrew name Devorah, which means "bee" in English. It has its origins in ancient Israel, dating back to biblical times around the 12th century BCE.
In the Book of Judges from the Hebrew Bible, Deborah was a prophetess and the fourth Judge of pre-monarchic Israel. She is described as leading the Israelites to victory against the Canaanites alongside Barak. Deborah's story and the Song of Deborah are among the earliest examples of Hebrew literature.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Deboran was Deboran de Courtenay, a 13th-century noblewoman from France. She was the daughter of Robert I, Latin Emperor of Constantinople, and Yolanda of Flanders.
In the 16th century, Deboran Bucer was a German Protestant Reformer and the wife of Martin Bucer, a prominent leader of the Reformation movement. She played an influential role in the spread of Protestantism in Europe.
Another notable figure was Deboran Moody, an English Puritan settler who was among the founders of Haverhill, Massachusetts, in the early 17th century. She was known for her involvement in the establishment of the town and its religious community.
In the 19th century, Deboran Berger was a German-American author and poet who wrote extensively about her experiences as an immigrant in the United States. Her works provided insights into the lives of German immigrants during that time period.
Deboran Munga was a 20th-century Kenyan activist and politician who fought for women's rights and served as a member of parliament. She was instrumental in advocating for gender equality and empowering women in Kenyan society.
People
Deboran + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Deboran as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Deboran: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Deboran?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 25 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Deboran going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 13,710,174 US residents.
Is Deboran a common name?
We classify Deboran as "Very Rare". It ranks above 43.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 33 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Deboran most popular?
The single biggest year for Deboran was 1955, when 7 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Deboran is about 65 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Deboran in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 100 people with the name Deboran, or 0.03 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #53,336 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Deboran in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Deboran?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Deboran appears almost entirely female. Of the 110 people counted with this name, 99.1% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Deboran?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Deboran is White at 85.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.0%) and Black (6.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Deboran most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Deboran in the 2020 Census, accounting for 85.0% (85 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Deboran in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Deboran a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Deboran in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Deboran still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Deboran in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Deboran can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Deboran?
See how many Americans are named Deboran on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.