How Many People Are Named Deborah Gibson?

There are approximately 334 people named Deborah Gibson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,026,211 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Deborah with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Gibson. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

334

1 in 1,026,211 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Deborah

Last Name

Gibson

Deborah: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Deborah. The peak year was 1954 with 54,755 births. The average person named Deborah today is 66 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Deborah

In the 2020 Census, the first name Deborah was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (83.46%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (9.71%) and Hispanic (3.29%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Deborah in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Deborah rose or fell over time.

White

83.46%

Black

9.71%

Hispanic

3.29%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.76%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.46%

Two or More Races

2.32%

Ancestry of the Gibson Surname

The surname Gibson was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Gibson in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

69.25%

Black

21.44%

Hispanic

3.23%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.62%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.90%

Two or More Races

4.56%

How we calculated this

The first name "Deborah" has an estimated frequency of 0.159% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Gibson" appears at a rate of 61.20 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Deborah are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 334 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Deborah

Deborah Smith Deborah Johnson Deborah Williams Deborah Brown Deborah Jones Deborah Garcia Deborah Perry

Other people with the surname Gibson

Michael Gibson James Gibson John Gibson David Gibson Robert Gibson William Gibson Daniel Gibson Brian Gibson

Deborah Gibson: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Deborah Gibson?

We estimate approximately 334 people named Deborah Gibson are alive in the United States today. The first name Deborah is shared by 544,971 Americans, and the surname Gibson is shared by 209,756.

How rare is the name Deborah Gibson?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,026,211 Americans. The first name Deborah is very common and the surname Gibson is common.

Is Deborah a male or female name?

Deborah is predominantly female, with 0.2% of bearers being male and 99.8% female. It peaked in popularity in 1954 and the average bearer today is 66 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Deborah?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Deborah was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (83.46%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (9.71%) and Hispanic (3.29%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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