Girl

Debra

DEB-ruh

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“Hebrew simplified form of Deborah, meaning 'bee.' Modern variant maintaining biblical heritage with streamlined contemporary appeal.”

Popularity Over Time

Debra US popularity rank over timeRank 5611 in 1922 to rank 2 in 1956. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#2#2807#5611191419401960198020002024

Debra is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Hebrew

Syllables

2

Nicknames

DebDebbie

Style

VintageStrongClassic

Famous Bearers

  • Debra Messing (actress)
  • Debra Winger (actress)

Collections

Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Short & Strong → Two Syllables → Vintage Revival →

Similar Names

Diana

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

Denise

French Rare & Uncommon

Diane

French Rare & Uncommon

Donna

Italian Rare & Uncommon

Sibling Name Ideas

Dinah

Hebrew Rare & Uncommon

Molly

Hebrew Beautiful But Not Top 100

Darla

Old English Rare & Uncommon

Beatrix

Latin Rare & Uncommon

Roscoe

Old Norse Rare & Uncommon

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Primarily English-speaking cultures

People Also Ask

Hebrew simplified form of Deborah, meaning 'bee.' Modern variant maintaining biblical heritage with streamlined contemporary appeal.

Debra is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Debra include Deb, Debbie.

Names that pair beautifully with Debra include Dinah, Molly, Darla, Beatrix, Roscoe.