Debora
From Hebrew, the name means "bee." It's one of the rare ones in Poland: fewer than 500 women carry it, and it stays scarce among newborns, just six girls last year.
Debora Pronunciation
Debora is pronounced de-BO-rah (/dɛˈbɔra/).
What Debora means
Where Debora comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Debora comes from Hebrew, from devorah, a word that means bee. The insect worked as an emblem long before it settled into a name. In the Book of Judges, Deborah is a prophetess and judge who leads Israel and sings a victory song after the battle at Mount Tabor. That figure gave the name its earliest weight, and the spelling Deborah still travels beside the Polish Debora as its nearest variant.
The tie to bee is literal. Here devorah names the insect outright, so the meaning is the origin rather than a sense added later. A bee is small and busy, and readers who know the Hebrew often catch both traits.
On a Polish class register, Debora sits among the Zuzannas, a shorter and rarer entry. Behind it stands a Hebrew word for bee.
How many people are named Debora
1 in 50889 women in Poland is named Debora. 443 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1404 among female names.
Debora's popularity over time
6 girls were given the name in 2025, ranking #855 among newborns. It is making a comeback after a low in 2011.
Where Debora is most popular
Debora is most popular in Lubusz, 314% above the national average (2 girls born 2019–2025), followed by Lower Silesian (+162%) and Subcarpathian (+71%). It is least common in Silesian and Lesser Poland, 10% and 9% below average respectively.
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Lubusz2 girls born+314%
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Lower Silesian4 girls born+162%
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Subcarpathian2 girls born+71%
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Łódź2 girls born+62%
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Masovian5 girls born+45%
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Pomeranian2 girls born+40%
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Lesser Poland2 girls born−9%
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Silesian2 girls born−10%
Debora as a middle name
Debora is a first name for 443 women in Poland and a middle name for another 198, a 69/31 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 479th, between Zbigniewa (199) and Jolenta (197).
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#477 Kate199
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#478 Zbigniewa199
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#479 Debora198
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#480 Jolenta197
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#481 Pia197