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Girl name Hebrew origin Jewish;Christian tradition

Debra

DEB-rə · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Bee, variant spelling of Deborah
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Hebrew;English
Religion
Jewish;Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
biblical · mid-century
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#3581
2024 births43
Peak year1955
First appeared1914
Total US births550,662
1955 peak19141942196919972024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
DebDebbieDebs
Alternate spellings
Debrah
In other languages
Devorah (Hebrew)Débora (Spanish)Debora (Italian)

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Notable people named Debra

Debra Messing (actress)
Debra Winger (actress)
Debra Lee (executive)