Deb

Last seen for girls in 1972 at #8,292

Peak · girls
1958 · 236 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
1,450
since 1953

Deb over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Deb has never cracked the top 600 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201956peak #642, 1958girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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1972#8,2925
1971#6,6197
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1969#4,41811
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1964#1,44361
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First appearance
1953

The first year at least five girls were named Deb! It came in at #4,595, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1968, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Deb is popular in 1956

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedWIMichigan: #375 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 4,087 girlsMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedINOhio: #824 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 17,895 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Deb, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Michigan#375 · 1 in 4,087
  2. Ohio#824 · 1 in 17,895

Best ever in a state: #159 in South Dakota, 1957.

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See more about Deb
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 1972
  • Biggest jump: 538 spots in 1957 (#1,298 → #760)
  • Biggest drop: 181 spots in 1961 (#718 → #899)
Rise & fade · girls
5 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1953
  • Peaked 1958 at #642 (236 births)
  • Births halved by 1962, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 5 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 5 yrs · run 1957–1961
Share of babies · girls
1 in 8,524
  • Highest: 1 in 8,524 girls born in 1958 were named Deb (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 304,249 girls born in 1972 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 53.2% of all girls named Deb (771) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s771#642 (1958)#1,716
1960s667#718 (1960)#2,061
1970s12#6,619 (1971)#7,456

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Deb in 1956

girls
#1,298
64 births · 1 in 31,370 girls

Top girls' names in 1956

  1. #1Mary61,741
  2. #2Debra48,324
  3. #3Linda48,084
  4. #4Deborah47,834
  5. #5Susan46,558
  6. #6Patricia43,329
  7. #7Karen40,052
  8. #8Cynthia32,339
  9. #9Barbara32,302
  10. #10Donna29,852
  11. #1,298Deb64
More about 1956

girls

2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 31,370 of them was named Deb, which outranked 81.2% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Deb
  1. #1,287Marcelle65
  2. #1,287Marilou65
  3. #1,287Tamera65
  4. #1,298Deb64
  5. #1,298Belva64
  6. #1,298Bridgett64
  7. #1,298Florine64
  8. #1,312Arnetta63
  9. #1,312Drucilla63
  10. #1,312Imelda63

Tied with 13 names at #1,298; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
  1. ↑ 993Sheena#1,839 → #846
  2. ↑ 770Glendora#1,733 → #963
  3. ↑ 684Leesa#1,209 → #525
  4. ↑ 543Marisa#1,074 → #531
  5. ↑ 537Dani#1,383 → #846
Fallers
  1. ↓ 513Sheilah#663 → #1,176
  2. ↓ 481Jeryl#768 → #1,249
  3. ↓ 344Jacalyn#496 → #840
  4. ↓ 325Roni#536 → #861
  5. ↓ 314Florine#984 → #1,298

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1956 →