How Many People Are Named Debara?
An estimated 241 people in the United States have the first name Debara. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 68 years old, and Debara peaked in popularity in 1956 with 37 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Debara as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Debara paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 68, Debara is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1968.
Estimated Living Americans
241
About 1 in 1,422,217 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
68
years old
Peak Year
1956
37 births
Total Registered
334
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Debara
Debara is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 334 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Debara as a female name
Ranked #7,055 in 1974
7 female births in 1974
Peak: 1956 (37 births)
Debara: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Debara span from the 1940s to the 1970s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 197 babies were registered. Debara has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Debara by Decade
How has Debara tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Debara by State
Debara + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Debara as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Debara
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Debara: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Debara?
We estimate approximately 241 people named Debara are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,422,217 Americans share this first name.
Is Debara a common name?
Debara is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 334 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Debara most popular?
Debara reached peak popularity in 1956, when 37 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Debara is approximately 68 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Debara a female name?
Debara is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Debara Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Debara Smith, Debara Johnson, Debara Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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