Deb

Where Deb comes from

Shortening.
— Wiktionary's entry for Deb
  • 1 syllable
Deb through the years
  1. 1951
    Deb Fischer born
    American politician
  2. 1953
    First appearance
    #4,595 among girls with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1958
    Peak, #642
    236 babies named Deb, the most in any year.
  4. 1960
    Deb Haaland born
    American politician
  5. 1962
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,058.
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the female given name Deborah.
Namesakes
  • Deb Haaland · American politician, born 1960
  • Deb Fischer · American politician, born 1951
  • Deb Adair · Film sound engineer, born 1966
  • Deb Mell · American politician, born 1968
  • Deb Covey · Canadian field hockey player-coach, born 1961

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.