Debra
#4,460 for girls in 2025, 31 births · Last seen for boys in 1984 at #6,315
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1956 · 48,324 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 25 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 550,695since 1914
Debra 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 | #4,460 | 31 | — | |
| 2024 | #3,575 | 43 | — | |
| 2023 | #4,565 | 30 | — | |
| 2022 | #3,827 | 39 | — | |
| 2021 | #3,491 | 44 | — | |
| 2020 | #3,450 | 44 | — | |
| 2019 | #3,002 | 54 | — | |
| 2018 | #3,201 | 50 | — | |
| 2017 | #3,436 | 45 | — | |
| 2016 | #3,100 | 53 | — | |
| 2015 | #3,915 | 38 | — | |
| 2014 | #3,080 | 54 | — | |
| 2013 | #3,314 | 48 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,632 | 68 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,725 | 64 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,514 | 73 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,375 | 81 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,234 | 88 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,784 | 120 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,761 | 118 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,855 | 104 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,520 | 132 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,561 | 123 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,376 | 140 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,340 | 143 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,210 | 164 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,071 | 187 | — | |
| 1998 | #986 | 205 | — | |
| 1997 | #930 | 213 | — | |
| 1996 | #875 | 226 | — | |
| 1995 | #776 | 257 | — | |
| 1994 | #682 | 308 | — | |
| 1993 | #631 | 356 | — | |
| 1992 | #638 | 353 | — | |
| 1991 | #496 | 478 | — | |
| 1990 | #454 | 542 | — | |
| 1989 | #438 | 555 | — | |
| 1988 | #388 | 618 | — | |
| 1987 | #366 | 641 | — | |
| 1986 | #309 | 775 | — | |
| 1985 | #273 | 918 | — | |
| 1984 | #245 | 1,020 | #6,315 | 5 |
| 1983 | #229 | 1,084 | #4,141 | 9 |
| 1982 | #209 | 1,313 | #4,234 | 9 |
| 1981 | #202 | 1,341 | #4,509 | 8 |
| 1980 | #177 | 1,558 | — | |
| 1979 | #166 | 1,688 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #147 | 1,870 | — | |
| 1977 | #146 | 1,961 | #4,582 | 7 |
| 1976 | #134 | 2,069 | #4,935 | 6 |
| 1975 | #114 | 2,444 | #3,659 | 9 |
| 1974 | #94 | 3,129 | #4,634 | 6 |
| 1973 | #84 | 3,652 | #2,311 | 17 |
| 1972 | #66 | 4,666 | #2,323 | 16 |
| 1971 | #57 | 5,928 | #2,052 | 20 |
| 1970 | #47 | 7,198 | #1,889 | 22 |
| 1969 | #43 | 7,951 | #1,351 | 35 |
| 1968 | #38 | 9,095 | #1,366 | 32 |
| 1967 | #38 | 10,217 | #1,758 | 20 |
| 1966 | #35 | 11,261 | #1,345 | 32 |
| 1965 | #27 | 13,098 | #1,271 | 36 |
| 1964 | #24 | 15,329 | #1,096 | 48 |
| 1963 | #21 | 17,335 | #1,318 | 35 |
| 1962 | #15 | 20,593 | #1,147 | 45 |
| 1961 | #13 | 22,160 | #1,078 | 52 |
| 1960 | #8 | 26,732 | #876 | 75 |
| 1959 | #7 | 31,388 | #939 | 67 |
| 1958 | #6 | 35,521 | #835 | 81 |
| 1957 | #4 | 42,728 | #889 | 72 |
| 1956 | #2 | 48,324 | #783 | 90 |
| 1955 | #4 | 50,563 | #847 | 75 |
| 1954 | #6 | 45,896 | #762 | 87 |
| 1953 | #7 | 36,856 | #999 | 52 |
| 1952 | #9 | 26,832 | #1,245 | 35 |
| 1951 | #18 | 17,064 | #1,519 | 24 |
| 1950 | #59 | 6,176 | #2,770 | 8 |
| 1949 | #134 | 2,392 | #3,298 | 6 |
| 1948 | #218 | 1,125 | — | |
| 1947 | #303 | 679 | — | |
| 1946 | #369 | 417 | — | |
| 1945 | #511 | 205 | — | |
| 1944 | #484 | 219 | — | |
| 1943 | #768 | 102 | — | |
| 1942 | #720 | 107 | — | |
| 1941 | #707 | 98 | — | |
| 1940 | #752 | 85 | — | |
| 1939 | #797 | 74 | — | |
| 1938 | #914 | 60 | — | |
| 1937 | #768 | 79 | — | |
| 1936 | #909 | 56 | — | |
| 1935 | #960 | 52 | — | |
| 1934 | #966 | 51 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,158 | 37 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,488 | 26 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,024 | 16 | — | |
| 1930 | #2,023 | 17 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,011 | 17 | — | |
| 1928 | #2,623 | 12 | — | |
| 1927 | #2,699 | 12 | — | |
| 1926 | #2,708 | 12 | — | |
| 1925 | #2,939 | 11 | — | |
| 1924 | #3,665 | 8 | — | |
| 1923 | #3,125 | 10 | — | |
| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 | — | |
| 1921 | — | — | ||
| 1920 | #3,957 | 7 | — | |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | — | |
| 1918 | #3,244 | 9 | — | |
| 1917 | #3,713 | 7 | — | |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | — | |
| 1915 | #2,900 | 9 | — | |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Debra! It came in at #3,618, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1921–1922, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Debra is popular in 1956
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Nevada#1 · 1 in 22
- Wyoming#1 · 1 in 23
- Iowa#1 · 1 in 24
- Alaska#1 · 1 in 26
- South Dakota#1 · 1 in 27
Best ever in a state: #1 in Idaho, 1953.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #1 | 103 | 1 in 26 |
| Colorado | #1 | 590 | 1 in 32 |
| Idaho | #1 | 231 | 1 in 27 |
| Indiana | #1 | 1,672 | 1 in 30 |
| Iowa | #1 | 1,171 | 1 in 24 |
| Kansas | #1 | 822 | 1 in 27 |
| Nevada | #1 | 93 | 1 in 22 |
| Oklahoma | #1 | 695 | 1 in 32 |
| Oregon | #1 | 562 | 1 in 29 |
| South Dakota | #1 | 280 | 1 in 27 |
| Utah | #1 | 332 | 1 in 32 |
| West Virginia | #1 | 713 | 1 in 28 |
| Wyoming | #1 | 126 | 1 in 23 |
| California | #2 | 3,754 | 1 in 42 |
| Hawaii | #2 | 120 | 1 in 52 |
| Illinois | #2 | 3,192 | 1 in 33 |
| Minnesota | #2 | 1,290 | 1 in 29 |
| Montana | #2 | 221 | 1 in 31 |
| Nebraska | #2 | 515 | 1 in 28 |
| New Hampshire | #2 | 179 | 1 in 30 |
| North Dakota | #2 | 220 | 1 in 31 |
| Washington | #2 | 807 | 1 in 35 |
| Wisconsin | #2 | 1,643 | 1 in 26 |
| Louisiana | #3 | 917 | 1 in 43 |
| Maine | #3 | 284 | 1 in 34 |
| Texas | #3 | 2,395 | 1 in 48 |
| Alabama | #4 | 878 | 1 in 42 |
| Arizona | #4 | 261 | 1 in 49 |
| Arkansas | #4 | 490 | 1 in 39 |
| Kentucky | #4 | 812 | 1 in 41 |
| Michigan | #4 | 2,485 | 1 in 38 |
| Missouri | #4 | 1,211 | 1 in 37 |
| New Mexico | #4 | 221 | 1 in 50 |
| North Carolina | #4 | 1,176 | 1 in 44 |
| South Carolina | #4 | 663 | 1 in 44 |
| Vermont | #4 | 103 | 1 in 34 |
| Florida | #5 | 1,070 | 1 in 40 |
| Georgia | #5 | 963 | 1 in 49 |
| Mississippi | #5 | 502 | 1 in 53 |
| Ohio | #5 | 2,642 | 1 in 41 |
| Tennessee | #5 | 905 | 1 in 42 |
| Virginia | #5 | 954 | 1 in 43 |
| Rhode Island | #6 | 258 | 1 in 33 |
| Pennsylvania | #7 | 2,899 | 1 in 40 |
| Connecticut | #9 | 480 | 1 in 49 |
| Massachusetts | #9 | 1,292 | 1 in 40 |
| New York | #9 | 3,084 | 1 in 53 |
| District of Columbia | #10 | 225 | 1 in 60 |
| Maryland | #10 | 530 | 1 in 56 |
| New Jersey | #11 | 1,211 | 1 in 46 |
| Delaware | #13 | 82 | 1 in 54 |
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 Debra
- 885 spots since 2024 (#3,575 → #4,460)
- 1,010 spots since 2020 (#3,450 → #4,460)
- 545 spots since 2015 (#3,915 → #4,460)
- Biggest jump: 284 spots in 1944 (#768 → #484)
- Biggest drop: 146 spots in 1938 (#768 → #914)
- Debuted 1914
- Peaked 1956 at #2 (48,324 births)
- Births halved by 1961, 5 yrs later
- Top 10: 9 yrs · run 1952–1960
- Top 100: 25 yrs · run 1950–1974
- Top 1,000: 65 yrs · run 1934–1998
- Highest: 1 in 39 girls born in 1955 were named Debra (2.6%)
- Latest: 1 in 51,847 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #2 in 1956, was only 1 in 42 (2.4%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 62.0% of all girls named Debra (341,348) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 41 | #2,900 (1915) | #3,691 |
| 1920s | 94 | #2,011 (1929) | #3,193 |
| 1930s | 468 | #768 (1937) | #1,201 |
| 1940s | 5,429 | #134 (1949) | #497 |
| 1950s | 341,348 | #2 (1956) | #12 |
| 1960s | 153,771 | #8 (1960) | #26 |
| 1970s | 34,605 | #47 (1970) | #106 |
| 1980s | 9,823 | #177 (1980) | #284 |
| 1990s | 3,125 | #454 (1990) | #754 |
| 2000s | 1,213 | #1,210 (2000) | #1,702 |
| 2010s | 547 | #2,514 (2010) | #3,092 |
| 2020s | 231 | #3,450 (2020) | #3,895 |
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.
Debra in 1956
Top girls' names in 1956
Top boys' names in 1956
More about 1956
girls
2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 42 of them was named Debra, which outranked 100.0% 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).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,115,302 boys got a published name in 1956; 1 in 23,503 of them was named Debra, which outranked 82.4% of the 4,455 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.