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 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#111 · 1 in 433
- Idaho#113 · 1 in 431
- West Virginia#115 · 1 in 508
- Texas#116 · 1 in 538
- New Mexico#117 · 1 in 449
Best ever in a state: #6 in New Mexico, 1959.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #111 | 40 | 1 in 433 |
| Idaho | #113 | 11 | 1 in 431 |
| West Virginia | #115 | 24 | 1 in 508 |
| Texas | #116 | 179 | 1 in 538 |
| New Mexico | #117 | 17 | 1 in 449 |
| Delaware | #119 | 7 | 1 in 438 |
| Vermont | #121 | 6 | 1 in 415 |
| Montana | #124 | 9 | 1 in 431 |
| New Hampshire | #130 | 8 | 1 in 556 |
| Maine | #132 | 12 | 1 in 545 |
| Alaska | #134 | 5 | 1 in 419 |
| Georgia | #140 | 59 | 1 in 610 |
| Hawaii | #141 | 10 | 1 in 445 |
| Alabama | #142 | 40 | 1 in 604 |
| Arizona | #143 | 25 | 1 in 579 |
| Tennessee | #145 | 42 | 1 in 674 |
| South Carolina | #147 | 29 | 1 in 662 |
| Nevada | #148 | 5 | 1 in 546 |
| Utah | #149 | 17 | 1 in 619 |
| Florida | #153 | 60 | 1 in 741 |
| Oregon | #154 | 19 | 1 in 665 |
| Arkansas | #159 | 19 | 1 in 689 |
| North Carolina | #160 | 49 | 1 in 749 |
| Iowa | #168 | 24 | 1 in 726 |
| Virginia | #171 | 36 | 1 in 822 |
| Kentucky | #175 | 28 | 1 in 848 |
| Minnesota | #176 | 26 | 1 in 926 |
| Colorado | #177 | 20 | 1 in 787 |
| North Dakota | #183 | 5 | 1 in 791 |
| Missouri | #187 | 35 | 1 in 894 |
| California | #193 | 145 | 1 in 945 |
| Michigan | #196 | 58 | 1 in 1,067 |
| Massachusetts | #197 | 29 | 1 in 1,180 |
| Kansas | #199 | 14 | 1 in 880 |
| New Jersey | #202 | 39 | 1 in 1,045 |
| Oklahoma | #202 | 18 | 1 in 906 |
| Nebraska | #204 | 9 | 1 in 1,039 |
| New York | #208 | 101 | 1 in 1,097 |
| Maryland | #209 | 21 | 1 in 980 |
| Wisconsin | #220 | 20 | 1 in 1,375 |
| Indiana | #224 | 31 | 1 in 1,195 |
| Illinois | #225 | 63 | 1 in 1,184 |
| Ohio | #226 | 61 | 1 in 1,220 |
| Washington | #231 | 17 | 1 in 1,129 |
| Pennsylvania | #248 | 50 | 1 in 1,442 |
| Louisiana | #254 | 22 | 1 in 1,206 |
| Connecticut | #292 | 9 | 1 in 1,758 |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 1972
Top girls' names in 1972
Top boys' names in 1972
More about 1972
girls
1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 959 of them was named Debbie, which outranked 98.1% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 202,701 of them was named Debbie, which outranked 37.0% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).