Female name
Debra
551,841 births (United States, 1880–2025), peaking in 1955. Expression number: 3.
Origin
A spelling variant of Deborah first used in the 20th century.From Wiktionary, entry “Debra”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In the United States
Peak in 1955: 50,638 births. 551,841 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1950s and 1960s. At its peak, it ranked 2nd among girls' names in 1956. It really came into use around 1932. It is still given: 187 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1985: 18 births. 280 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Fewer than ten births recorded from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
3
expression, creativity, sociability
4 + 5 + 2 + 9 + 1 = 21 → 3
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
5 + 1 = 6
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
4 + 2 + 9 = 15 → 6
- Digits missing from the name
- 3, 6, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 1 · initiative, independence, beginnings
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.