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

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Peak · girls
1959 · 19,540 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
14 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
187,853
since 1880

Debbie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201974peak #20, 1959girls
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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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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#5,23824—
2024#4,56030—
2023#4,65529—
2022#5,63822—
2021#4,50730—
2020#6,08319—
2019#5,44923—
2018#5,78521—
2017#5,33824—
2016#5,13026—
2015#4,85328—
2014#3,84839—
2013#5,01327—
2012#4,29634—
2011#4,68130—
2010#3,51645—
2009#3,67743—
2008#3,64544—
2007#2,93061—
2006#2,81562—
2005#3,50942—
2004#2,44669—
2003#2,43967—
2002#2,19975—
2001#2,19374—
2000#2,14175—
1999#1,78689—
1998#1,67595—
1997#1,368125—
1996#1,311131—
1995#1,209142—
1994#1,043175—
1993#1,034178—
1992#1,021184—
1991#872228—
1990#742280—
1989#719275—
1988#715262—
1987#684270—
1986#680271—
1985#609311—
1984#529363—
1983#544344—
1982#492413—
1981#481439—
1980#439489—
1979#396552#5,3556
1978#354603—
1977#365594—
1976#319700—
1975#294808#5,4645
1974#2441,055#3,8378
1973#2081,232#3,6948
1972#1821,586#3,6228
1971#1552,064#2,68613
1970#1482,322#3,5218
1969#1272,652#2,68211
1968#1113,019#3,1078
1967#903,742#3,5596
1966#734,846#2,21613
1965#626,088#2,27013
1964#528,381#1,79320
1963#4110,444#1,62824
1962#3213,092#1,47928
1961#3114,882#1,57026
1960#2417,067#1,43431
1959#2019,540#1,11748
1958#2417,860#1,20441
1957#2714,382#1,26738
1956#399,863#1,76520
1955#637,254#1,61123
1954#924,664#1,95616
1953#1193,208#3,4256
1952#1442,454#3,3736
1951#1751,709—
1950#2211,163—
1949#244941—
1948#267836—
1947#318598—
1946#471277—
1945#610141—
1944#638132—
1943#86182—
1942#81488—
1941#83076—
1940#91561—
1939#93057—
1938#99251—
1937#1,06345—
1936#1,44526—
1935#1,41827—
1934#1,51824—
1933#1,72320—
1932#1,81719—
1931#2,20514—
1930#2,55212—
1929#2,58712—
1928#2,28415—
1927#2,43314—
1926#2,70812—
1925#3,3629—
1924#3,6658—
1923#3,3509—
1922#2,61213—
1921#5,0995—
1920#2,73112—
1919#2,64012—
1918#2,51913—
1917#4,0836—
1916#1,94917—
1915#2,25513—
1914#2,6388—
1913——
1912#1,71911—
1911#1,9567—
1910——
1909——
1908#1,6767—
1907#1,3849—
1906#1,5537—
1905#1,16211—
1904——
1903#1,2049—
1902#1,4387—
1901#1,1369—
1900#1,9325—
1899#1,1818—
1898#1,5026—
1897——
1896#95012—
1895#1,1239—
1894#95011—
1893#1,4375—
1892#1,0858—
1891#1,0937—
1890#9409—
1889#1,1476—
1888#1,0367—
1887——
1886#73110—
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1884#7319—
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1880#7386—
First appearance
1880

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 1974

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Debbie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Debbie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Debbie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #157 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 719 girlsNHWashington: #190 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 935 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Debbie, so not publishedIDMontana: #197 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 812 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Debbie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #245 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,587 girlsMNIllinois: #236 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 1,315 girlsILWisconsin: #181 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,017 girlsWIMichigan: #339 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,376 girlsMINew York: #273 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 1,474 girlsNYMassachusetts: #335 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,549 girlsMARhode Island: #136 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 638 girlsRIOregon: #236 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,186 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Debbie, so not publishedNVWyoming: #113 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 360 girlsWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Debbie, so not publishedSDIowa: #187 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 886 girlsIAIndiana: #352 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,493 girlsINOhio: #221 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 1,252 girlsOHPennsylvania: #315 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 2,026 girlsPANew Jersey: #332 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,089 girlsNJConnecticut: #273 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,582 girlsCTCalifornia: #244 for girls · 108 births · 1 in 1,265 girlsCAUtah: #203 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 976 girlsUTColorado: #223 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,045 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Debbie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #309 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,978 girlsMOKentucky: #203 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 990 girlsKYWest Virginia: #158 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 698 girlsWVVirginia: #197 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 925 girlsVAMaryland: #389 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,650 girlsMDDelaware: #143 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 547 girlsDEArizona: #236 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,024 girlsAZNew Mexico: #125 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 456 girlsNMKansas: #237 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,205 girlsKSArkansas: #238 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,165 girlsARTennessee: #231 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,249 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #184 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 846 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #163 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 675 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Debbie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #232 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,131 girlsOKLouisiana: #303 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,461 girlsLAMississippi: #231 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,071 girlsMSAlabama: #185 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 867 girlsALGeorgia: #231 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,179 girlsGAHawaii: #111 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 408 girlsHITexas: #192 for girls · 106 births · 1 in 900 girlsTXFlorida: #214 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,066 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#111 · 1 in 408
  2. Wyoming#113 · 1 in 360
  3. New Mexico#125 · 1 in 456
  4. Rhode Island#136 · 1 in 638
  5. Delaware#143 · 1 in 547

Best ever in a state: #6 in New Mexico, 1959.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#111111 in 408
Wyoming#11351 in 360
New Mexico#125171 in 456
Rhode Island#13671 in 638
Delaware#14351 in 547
New Hampshire#15761 in 719
West Virginia#158161 in 698
South Carolina#163261 in 675
Wisconsin#181271 in 1,017
North Carolina#184401 in 846
Alabama#185261 in 867
Iowa#187191 in 886
Washington#190211 in 935
Texas#1921061 in 900
Montana#19751 in 812
Virginia#197301 in 925
Kentucky#203231 in 990
Utah#203121 in 976
Florida#214411 in 1,066
Ohio#221561 in 1,252
Colorado#223151 in 1,045
Georgia#231281 in 1,179
Mississippi#231151 in 1,071
Tennessee#231221 in 1,249
Oklahoma#232141 in 1,131
Arizona#236151 in 1,024
Illinois#236531 in 1,315
Oregon#236111 in 1,186
Kansas#237101 in 1,205
Arkansas#238111 in 1,165
California#2441081 in 1,265
Minnesota#245151 in 1,587
Connecticut#27391 in 1,582
New York#273701 in 1,474
Louisiana#303171 in 1,461
Missouri#309151 in 1,978
Pennsylvania#315331 in 2,026
New Jersey#332181 in 2,089
Massachusetts#335121 in 2,549
Michigan#339241 in 2,376
Indiana#352141 in 2,493
Maryland#38971 in 2,650
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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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
79 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1959 at #20 (19,540 births)
  • Births halved by 1964, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 14 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 14 yrs · run 1954–1967
  • Top 1,000: 60 yrs · run 1938–1991
Share of babies · girls
1 in 104
  • Highest: 1 in 104 girls born in 1959 were named Debbie (0.97%)
  • Latest: 1 in 66,969 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 44.8% of all girls named Debbie (84,213) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s38#731 (1886)#877
1890s75#940 (1890)#1,140
1900s64#1,136 (1901)#1,436
1910s87#1,719 (1912)#2,470
1920s109#2,284 (1928)#3,083
1930s295#930 (1939)#1,566
1940s3,232#244 (1949)#597
1950s82,097#20 (1959)#92
1960s84,213#24 (1960)#64
1970s11,516#148 (1970)#267
1980s3,437#439 (1980)#589
1990s1,627#742 (1990)#1,206
2000s612#2,141 (2000)#2,799
2010s297#3,516 (2010)#4,791
2020s154#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 1974

girls
#244
1,055 births · 1 in 1,391 girls
boys
#3,837
8 births · 1 in 196,542 boys

Top girls' names in 1974

  1. #1Jennifer63,107
  2. #2Amy29,566
  3. #3Michelle25,826
  4. #4Heather23,179
  5. #5Angela22,803
  6. #6Kimberly22,427
  7. #7Melissa22,166
  8. #8Lisa19,778
  9. #9Stephanie16,984
  10. #10Rebecca15,163
  11. #244Debbie1,055

Top boys' names in 1974

  1. #1Michael67,534
  2. #2Jason54,756
  3. #3Christopher48,585
  4. #4David41,786
  5. #5James41,334
  6. #6John37,612
  7. #7Robert37,005
  8. #8Brian34,449
  9. #9Matthew27,194
  10. #10William26,980
  11. #3,837Debbie8
More about 1974

girls

1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 1,391 of them was named Debbie, which outranked 97.6% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Debbie
  1. #240Norma1,062
  2. #242Joann1,058
  3. #243Rose1,057
  4. #244Debbie1,055
  5. #245Jolene1,053
  6. #246Juanita1,040
  7. #246Tamika1,040
Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,440Nakia#6,666 → #226
  2. ↑ 5,329Nikia#6,080 → #751
  3. ↑ 1,994Luciana#2,914 → #920
  4. ↑ 1,556Cortney#2,349 → #793
  5. ↑ 1,213Nia#1,885 → #672
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,251Contina#962 → #2,213
  2. ↓ 396Pam#990 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 376Tracee#536 → #912
  4. ↓ 364Cher#760 → #1,124
  5. ↓ 314Richard#904 → #1,218

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

boys

1,572,334 boys got a published name in 1974; 1 in 196,542 of them was named Debbie, which outranked 36.1% of the 6,004 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Debbie
  1. #3,558Yvonne9
  2. #3,558Zedrick9
  3. #3,558Zeferino9
  4. #3,837Debbie8
  5. #3,837Abdon8
  6. #3,837Agostino8
  7. #3,837Agron8
  8. #4,190Absalom7
  9. #4,190Adarryl7
  10. #4,190Adel7

Tied with 352 names at #3,837; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,544Rashad#4,505 → #961
  2. ↑ 844Telly#1,312 → #468
  3. ↑ 398Jabari#1,312 → #914
  4. ↑ 356Ahmad#1,123 → #767
  5. ↑ 356Toma#1,238 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 383Parrish#987 → #1,370
  2. ↓ 378Fredric#957 → #1,335
  3. ↓ 346Jory#753 → #1,099
  4. ↓ 301Vidal#834 → #1,135
  5. ↓ 277Pat#847 → #1,124

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

See the top 100 for 1974 →