Devorah
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.
- Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Devorah
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)
- Hebrew
The Story of Devorah
American parents first put Devorah on the record books as a baby girl name in 1941, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 157 Devorahs were born — ranking #1,413 that year. About 23% of every Devorah on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Devorah ranks #1,462 for baby girls with 149 births, gradually rising (+6%). All told, over 5K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Devorah
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About the name Devorah
Devorah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1941 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Devorah's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #1,413. Use the chart and map above to compare Devorah'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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