Debbora
According to the Book of Judges, Deborah was a prophetess of Judaism, the fourth Judge of pre-monarchic Israel and the only female judge mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. Many scholars contend that the phrase, "a woman of Lappidoth", as translated from biblical Hebrew in Judges 4:4 denotes her marital status as the wife of Lapidoth.
- Biblical Latin
- Biblical Greek
Meaning & Origin of Debbora
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
According to the Book of Judges, Deborah was a prophetess of Judaism, the fourth Judge of pre-monarchic Israel and the only female judge mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. Many scholars contend that the phrase, "a woman of Lappidoth", as translated from biblical Hebrew in Judges 4:4 denotes her marital status as the wife of Lapidoth.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical Latin
- Biblical Greek
The Story of Debbora
American parents first put Debbora on the record books as a baby girl name in 1947, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1955, when 19 Debboras were born — ranking #2,554 that year. About 58% of every Debbora on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. Debbora last appeared in the published SSA data in 1968, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 231 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
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About the name Debbora
Debbora is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1947 and has accumulated 231 births in the dataset. Debbora's peak popularity came in 1955 when it ranked #2,554. Use the chart and map above to compare Debbora's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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