Is Deborah too dated/old?

[obieone]

Spent this afternoon looking through the baby name book with dh. We both like Deborah as it has the strong feel that we both gravitate towards. I've not heard it used for a while. Is it too dated?

No.

It’s lovely and there won’t be another in their year group most probably. It’s an underused classic.

I like it.

Very 80s. Sorry it sounds trashy to me

Horrible sorry

It's fine. She'll probably be Debs or Debbie.

It’s awful. It’s such an unattractive name.

Her name was Deborah, Deborah it never suited her!
Reminds me of the Pulp song but I like the name. Could also use Debs or Debbie if she doesn't like the full name.

I have a wonderful aunt called Deborah, shes fab, clever, funny and beautiful. I think it's a classic name due a revival.

I like it and the ones I know are in their fifties and sixties.

I think it’s awful, sorry.

It’s very 80s

Yes

Loads of them in my school year in the 80s, all of them nicknamed Deb or Debs - very rarely a Debbie. Not keen, personally.

Every Debbie I met was nice but the name isn't suited for a girl in 2026 it sounds so old fashioned and not in a trendy way, at least not yet.
If you like older names how about Edith, Eleanor, Daphne, Judith, Rebekah/Rebecca, Jessica, Rosamund

It's great. An Old Testament classic. Deborah led the Israelites to victory.

As a woman with Jewish antecedents - "Go Deborah". If you are not in the least bit political or religious, and have no sympathy for Israel, it might not be the best name to chose at this time.

I think it's fabulous.

no

It's a nice name but I wouldn't use it. My name is one of my DM's generation and for that reason I have always disliked it. As PP has said it is common among women in their 50s and 60s.

No it’s an ugly clunky name

No, too dated, I wouldn’t use it.

Yes, it’s dated and just not very nice. Sorry!

Love it. But there are two ways of pronouncing it. Deborah and Deborah. The first is the more common and the one I prefer

It's an OT name. I like it but hate Debbie.

People calling it trashy, horrible etc might try and remember that women with this name are reading the thread. It may not be to your taste but there is no need to be quite so blunt 😆

No, classic and elegant.