How Many People Are Named Deberah?
An estimated 274 people in the United States have the first name Deberah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 70 years old, and Deberah peaked in popularity in 1953 with 35 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Deberah 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 Deberah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 70, Deberah is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1966.
Estimated Living Americans
274
About 1 in 1,250,928 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
70
years old
Peak Year
1953
35 births
Total Registered
394
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Deberah
Deberah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 394 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Deberah as a female name
Ranked #7,642 in 1973
6 female births in 1973
Peak: 1953 (35 births)
Deberah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Deberah span from the 1940s to the 1970s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 235 babies were registered. Deberah has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Deberah by Decade
How has Deberah 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.
Deberah by State
Deberah + Last Name Combinations
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Deberah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Deberah?
We estimate approximately 274 people named Deberah 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 1,250,928 Americans share this first name.
Is Deberah a common name?
Deberah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 394 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Deberah most popular?
Deberah reached peak popularity in 1953, when 35 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Deberah is approximately 70 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Deberah a female name?
Deberah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Deberah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Deberah Smith, Deberah Johnson, Deberah 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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