Deborah Adair
There are approximately 35 people named Deborah Adair living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 9,792,981 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Deborah with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Adair. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
35
1 in 9,792,981
Named Deborah
545K
Alive today
Named Adair
22K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 545K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1954
Average age: 66
Estimated bearers: 22K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,927
Per 100K: 6.34
Top ancestry: White (82.7%)
First name trend
Deborah: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Deborah. The peak year was 1954 with 54,755 births. The average person named Deborah today is 66 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Adair surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Adair, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 82.7%.
- White82.7%
- Black or African American9.3%
- Two or more races2.8%
- Hispanic or Latino2.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.1%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Deborah has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1590% of the US population, based on 544,971 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Adair appears at a rate of 6.34 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0063%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 35 people with the full name Deborah Adair. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Deborah
FAQ
Deborah Adair: questions and answers
How many people are named Deborah Adair?
We estimate approximately 35 people in the United States share the full name Deborah Adair. That works out to about 1 in 9,792,981 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1590%) with the surname frequency (6.34 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Deborah Adair?
We classify Deborah Adair as "Very Rare". About 1 in 9,792,981 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Deborah a male or female name?
Deborah is predominantly female. Out of 744,162 total SSA registrations, 0.2% were male and 99.8% were female. See the full Deborah profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.