Debbie
#5,238 for girls in 2025, 24 births · Last seen for boys in 1979 at #5,355
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1959 · 19,540 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 14 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 187,853since 1880
Debbie over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,238 | 24 | — | |
| 2024 | #4,560 | 30 | — | |
| 2023 | #4,655 | 29 | — | |
| 2022 | #5,638 | 22 | — | |
| 2021 | #4,507 | 30 | — | |
| 2020 | #6,083 | 19 | — | |
| 2019 | #5,449 | 23 | — | |
| 2018 | #5,785 | 21 | — | |
| 2017 | #5,338 | 24 | — | |
| 2016 | #5,130 | 26 | — | |
| 2015 | #4,853 | 28 | — | |
| 2014 | #3,848 | 39 | — | |
| 2013 | #5,013 | 27 | — | |
| 2012 | #4,296 | 34 | — | |
| 2011 | #4,681 | 30 | — | |
| 2010 | #3,516 | 45 | — | |
| 2009 | #3,677 | 43 | — | |
| 2008 | #3,645 | 44 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,930 | 61 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,815 | 62 | — | |
| 2005 | #3,509 | 42 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,446 | 69 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,439 | 67 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,199 | 75 | — | |
| 2001 | #2,193 | 74 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,141 | 75 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,786 | 89 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,675 | 95 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,368 | 125 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,311 | 131 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,209 | 142 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,043 | 175 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,034 | 178 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,021 | 184 | — | |
| 1991 | #872 | 228 | — | |
| 1990 | #742 | 280 | — | |
| 1989 | #719 | 275 | — | |
| 1988 | #715 | 262 | — | |
| 1987 | #684 | 270 | — | |
| 1986 | #680 | 271 | — | |
| 1985 | #609 | 311 | — | |
| 1984 | #529 | 363 | — | |
| 1983 | #544 | 344 | — | |
| 1982 | #492 | 413 | — | |
| 1981 | #481 | 439 | — | |
| 1980 | #439 | 489 | — | |
| 1979 | #396 | 552 | #5,355 | 6 |
| 1978 | #354 | 603 | — | |
| 1977 | #365 | 594 | — | |
| 1976 | #319 | 700 | — | |
| 1975 | #294 | 808 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | #244 | 1,055 | #3,837 | 8 |
| 1973 | #208 | 1,232 | #3,694 | 8 |
| 1972 | #182 | 1,586 | #3,622 | 8 |
| 1971 | #155 | 2,064 | #2,686 | 13 |
| 1970 | #148 | 2,322 | #3,521 | 8 |
| 1969 | #127 | 2,652 | #2,682 | 11 |
| 1968 | #111 | 3,019 | #3,107 | 8 |
| 1967 | #90 | 3,742 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1966 | #73 | 4,846 | #2,216 | 13 |
| 1965 | #62 | 6,088 | #2,270 | 13 |
| 1964 | #52 | 8,381 | #1,793 | 20 |
| 1963 | #41 | 10,444 | #1,628 | 24 |
| 1962 | #32 | 13,092 | #1,479 | 28 |
| 1961 | #31 | 14,882 | #1,570 | 26 |
| 1960 | #24 | 17,067 | #1,434 | 31 |
| 1959 | #20 | 19,540 | #1,117 | 48 |
| 1958 | #24 | 17,860 | #1,204 | 41 |
| 1957 | #27 | 14,382 | #1,267 | 38 |
| 1956 | #39 | 9,863 | #1,765 | 20 |
| 1955 | #63 | 7,254 | #1,611 | 23 |
| 1954 | #92 | 4,664 | #1,956 | 16 |
| 1953 | #119 | 3,208 | #3,425 | 6 |
| 1952 | #144 | 2,454 | #3,373 | 6 |
| 1951 | #175 | 1,709 | — | |
| 1950 | #221 | 1,163 | — | |
| 1949 | #244 | 941 | — | |
| 1948 | #267 | 836 | — | |
| 1947 | #318 | 598 | — | |
| 1946 | #471 | 277 | — | |
| 1945 | #610 | 141 | — | |
| 1944 | #638 | 132 | — | |
| 1943 | #861 | 82 | — | |
| 1942 | #814 | 88 | — | |
| 1941 | #830 | 76 | — | |
| 1940 | #915 | 61 | — | |
| 1939 | #930 | 57 | — | |
| 1938 | #992 | 51 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,063 | 45 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,445 | 26 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,418 | 27 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,518 | 24 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,723 | 20 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,817 | 19 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,205 | 14 | — | |
| 1930 | #2,552 | 12 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,587 | 12 | — | |
| 1928 | #2,284 | 15 | — | |
| 1927 | #2,433 | 14 | — | |
| 1926 | #2,708 | 12 | — | |
| 1925 | #3,362 | 9 | — | |
| 1924 | #3,665 | 8 | — | |
| 1923 | #3,350 | 9 | — | |
| 1922 | #2,612 | 13 | — | |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | — | |
| 1920 | #2,731 | 12 | — | |
| 1919 | #2,640 | 12 | — | |
| 1918 | #2,519 | 13 | — | |
| 1917 | #4,083 | 6 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,949 | 17 | — | |
| 1915 | #2,255 | 13 | — | |
| 1914 | #2,638 | 8 | — | |
| 1913 | — | — | ||
| 1912 | #1,719 | 11 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,956 | 7 | — | |
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | #1,676 | 7 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,384 | 9 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,553 | 7 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,162 | 11 | — | |
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | #1,204 | 9 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,438 | 7 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,136 | 9 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,932 | 5 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,181 | 8 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,502 | 6 | — | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | #950 | 12 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,123 | 9 | — | |
| 1894 | #950 | 11 | — | |
| 1893 | #1,437 | 5 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,085 | 8 | — | |
| 1891 | #1,093 | 7 | — | |
| 1890 | #940 | 9 | — | |
| 1889 | #1,147 | 6 | — | |
| 1888 | #1,036 | 7 | — | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | #731 | 10 | — | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | #731 | 9 | — | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | #738 | 6 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Debbie was already there! It came in at #738, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1883, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Debbie is popular in 1957
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Wyoming#12 · 1 in 67
- Nevada#13 · 1 in 66
- Montana#14 · 1 in 81
- Washington#16 · 1 in 80
- Tennessee#18 · 1 in 88
Best ever in a state: #6 in New Mexico, 1959.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | #12 | 43 | 1 in 67 |
| Nevada | #13 | 33 | 1 in 66 |
| Montana | #14 | 89 | 1 in 81 |
| Washington | #16 | 358 | 1 in 80 |
| Tennessee | #18 | 429 | 1 in 88 |
| Colorado | #19 | 186 | 1 in 100 |
| Kentucky | #19 | 356 | 1 in 95 |
| New Mexico | #19 | 103 | 1 in 111 |
| Utah | #21 | 104 | 1 in 101 |
| Arkansas | #22 | 190 | 1 in 98 |
| Idaho | #22 | 68 | 1 in 94 |
| Missouri | #22 | 436 | 1 in 104 |
| Oklahoma | #22 | 215 | 1 in 102 |
| West Virginia | #22 | 201 | 1 in 98 |
| North Carolina | #23 | 440 | 1 in 115 |
| Ohio | #23 | 1,027 | 1 in 108 |
| Texas | #24 | 925 | 1 in 125 |
| North Dakota | #25 | 67 | 1 in 100 |
| Virginia | #26 | 341 | 1 in 122 |
| Alabama | #27 | 293 | 1 in 125 |
| California | #27 | 1,313 | 1 in 125 |
| Delaware | #27 | 37 | 1 in 130 |
| Indiana | #28 | 425 | 1 in 122 |
| Michigan | #28 | 750 | 1 in 127 |
| New Jersey | #28 | 419 | 1 in 137 |
| Oregon | #28 | 129 | 1 in 124 |
| South Dakota | #28 | 55 | 1 in 129 |
| Wisconsin | #29 | 359 | 1 in 122 |
| Minnesota | #30 | 286 | 1 in 134 |
| Georgia | #31 | 349 | 1 in 132 |
| Iowa | #32 | 219 | 1 in 130 |
| Alaska | #33 | 20 | 1 in 138 |
| Pennsylvania | #33 | 726 | 1 in 163 |
| Illinois | #34 | 663 | 1 in 164 |
| South Carolina | #34 | 195 | 1 in 146 |
| Maryland | #35 | 190 | 1 in 160 |
| Arizona | #36 | 85 | 1 in 161 |
| Hawaii | #36 | 39 | 1 in 156 |
| Kansas | #36 | 147 | 1 in 148 |
| Louisiana | #36 | 235 | 1 in 169 |
| Nebraska | #37 | 88 | 1 in 161 |
| Vermont | #38 | 28 | 1 in 128 |
| Florida | #39 | 259 | 1 in 177 |
| Mississippi | #41 | 143 | 1 in 182 |
| District of Columbia | #44 | 70 | 1 in 195 |
| Connecticut | #45 | 142 | 1 in 175 |
| New York | #48 | 798 | 1 in 212 |
| New Hampshire | #51 | 29 | 1 in 190 |
| Rhode Island | #51 | 41 | 1 in 208 |
| Maine | #55 | 49 | 1 in 200 |
| Massachusetts | #65 | 190 | 1 in 283 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Debbie
- 678 spots since 2024 (#4,560 → #5,238)
- 845 spots since 2020 (#6,083 → #5,238)
- 385 spots since 2015 (#4,853 → #5,238)
- Biggest jump: 487 spots in 1894 (#1,437 → #950)
- Biggest drop: 173 spots in 1895 (#950 → #1,123)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1959 at #20 (19,540 births)
- Births halved by 1964, 5 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 14 yrs · run 1954–1967
- Top 1,000: 60 yrs · run 1938–1991
- Highest: 1 in 104 girls born in 1959 were named Debbie (0.97%)
- Latest: 1 in 66,969 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 44.8% of all girls named Debbie (84,213) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 38 | #731 (1886) | #877 |
| 1890s | 75 | #940 (1890) | #1,140 |
| 1900s | 64 | #1,136 (1901) | #1,436 |
| 1910s | 87 | #1,719 (1912) | #2,470 |
| 1920s | 109 | #2,284 (1928) | #3,083 |
| 1930s | 295 | #930 (1939) | #1,566 |
| 1940s | 3,232 | #244 (1949) | #597 |
| 1950s | 82,097 | #20 (1959) | #92 |
| 1960s | 84,213 | #24 (1960) | #64 |
| 1970s | 11,516 | #148 (1970) | #267 |
| 1980s | 3,437 | #439 (1980) | #589 |
| 1990s | 1,627 | #742 (1990) | #1,206 |
| 2000s | 612 | #2,141 (2000) | #2,799 |
| 2010s | 297 | #3,516 (2010) | #4,791 |
| 2020s | 154 | #4,507 (2021) | #5,114 |
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.
Debbie in 1957
Top girls' names in 1957
Top boys' names in 1957
More about 1957
girls
2,044,851 girls got a published name in 1957; 1 in 142 of them was named Debbie, which outranked 99.6% of the 7,015 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,157,236 boys got a published name in 1957; 1 in 56,769 of them was named Debbie, which outranked 72.2% of the 4,552 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,250Thurston39
- #1,250Tobin39
- #1,250Willy39
- #1,267Debbie38
- #1,267Allison38
- #1,267Cardell38
- #1,267Clovis38
- #1,278Alvie37
- #1,278Amado37
- #1,278Anselmo37
Tied with 10 names at #1,267; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.