Given name & surname
Debora
“bee”
Debora is a variant of Deborah. One Hebrew interpretation is “bee.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Debora is a variant of Deborah. One Hebrew interpretation is “bee.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Debora is a variant of Deborah. An origin associated with Deborah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Debora is a variant of Deborah. The history of Deborah gives this family its wider story. Deborah has a place in biblical naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Debora through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 30,161
- 28 boys · 30,133 girls
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 2,371 babies
- 2025
- 78
- #2,336 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +4%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 78 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,336 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 4.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 2,371 in 1957. In 2025, California and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (9 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 30,023 as a first name in 2020; 263 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Debora’s family of names
Debora has a related form in Deborah. In Italian usage, Debora has a conventional equivalent in the English form Deborah. In Italian usage, Debora has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Débora.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Debora has relatives in 5 languages.
5 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Debora
- Debora CaprioglioItalian actressborn 1968
- Debora PattaSouth African broadcast journalist and editorborn 1964
- Debora SerracchianiItalian politicianborn 1970
- Debora VogelPolish poet and painter1900–1942
- Debora VaarandiEstonian writer (1916–2007)
- Debora AgreiterItalian cross-country skierborn 1991
- Debora VivarelliItalian table tennis playerborn 1993
- Debora SilvestriItalian cyclistborn 1998
- Debora Schoon-Kadijkprofessional beach volleyball player from the Netherlandsborn 1969
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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