Deborah

"Bee; industrious one"

♀ Female Β· Hebrew, English, Portuguese
biblical classic strong-women mid-century

πŸ“– About Deborah

Deborah is a Hebrew name meaning "bee," honoring the biblical prophetess and judge of Israel. It dominated the 1950s charts β€” rank 2 in the US (1955) and rank 3 in Australia (1957-58) β€” driven by actress Deborah Kerr.

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⭐ Famous People

  • Deborah Kerr β€” Scottish-born actress whose elegant performances in From Here to Eternity, The King and I, and An Affair to Remember made her one of Hollywood's greatest leading ladies
  • Deborah Meaden β€” British businesswoman and investor, best known as a long-serving panelist on the BBC television show Dragons' Den
  • Deborah Mailman β€” Australian actress of Aboriginal descent, award-winning star of The Sapphires, Offspring, and Total Control, one of Australia's most celebrated performers
  • Deborah Lipstadt β€” American historian and expert on the Holocaust who successfully defended a libel suit brought by Holocaust denier David Irving, dramatized in the film Denial (2016)

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States

1950s
#2
1960s
#9

πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί Australia

1950s
#3
1960s
#5
1970s
#33
1980s
#86