Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1959

Debbie

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,284 Trend ↑ Rising 37%
Rank 2025
#5,284
among girls · ↓698 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
24
named Debbie · -20% vs 2024
How common
1 in 66,969
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1959
19,588 babies
All-time total
188,287
#212 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Debbie popularity over time

188,287 babies have been named Debbie since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
3.757.511.251518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 38 – 38 4 – #739
1890s 75 – 75 8 +97% #953
1900s 64 – 64 6 -15% #1,157
1910s 87 – 87 9 +36% #1,744
1920s 109 – 109 11 +25% #2,306
1930s 295 – 295 30 +171% #930
1940s 3,232 – 3,232 323 +996% #244
1950s 82,097 198 82,295 8,230 +2446% #20
1960s 84,213 180 84,393 8,439 +3% #24
1970s 11,516 56 11,572 1,157 -86% #148
1980s 3,437 – 3,437 344 -70% #439
1990s 1,627 – 1,627 163 -53% #743
2000s 612 – 612 61 -62% #2,148
2010s 297 – 297 30 -51% #3,530
2020s (to 2025) 154 – 154 26 -14% #4,535

Where Debbie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 25 0.02 outside top 500
2027 26 0.02 outside top 500
2028 27 0.02 outside top 500
2029 27 0.02 outside top 500
2030 28 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Debbie

Debbie is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,284 in 2025 with 24 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 188,287 American babies have been named Debbie. Its peak came in 1959, when 19,588 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1950s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Debbie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Debbie?

The median living Debbie is about 65 years old; half are between 61 and 67. An estimated 165 thousand people named Debbie are alive in the United States today.

median 65 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Debbie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 24 #5,284 – –
2024 30 #4,586 – –
2023 29 #4,672 – –
2022 22 #5,683 – –
2021 30 #4,535 – –
2020 19 #6,138 – –
2019 23 #5,482 – –
2018 21 #5,833 – –
2017 24 #5,409 – –
2016 26 #5,178 – –
2015 28 #4,888 – –
2014 39 #3,861 – –
2013 27 #5,050 – –
2012 34 #4,318 – –
2011 30 #4,713 – –
2010 45 #3,530 – –
2009 43 #3,692 – –
2008 44 #3,660 – –
2007 61 #2,935 – –
2006 62 #2,821 – –
2005 42 #3,527 – –
2004 69 #2,453 – –
2003 67 #2,445 – –
2002 75 #2,206 – –
2001 74 #2,200 – –
2000 75 #2,148 – –
1995 142 #1,210 – –
1990 280 #743 – –
1985 311 #609 – –
1980 489 #439 – –
1975 808 #294 5 #5,662
1970 2,322 #148 8 #3,589
1965 6,088 #62 13 #2,290
1960 17,067 #24 31 #1,440
1955 7,254 #63 23 #1,621
1950 1,163 #221 – –
1945 141 #612 – –
1940 61 #915 – –
1935 27 #1,423 – –
1930 12 #2,579 – –
1925 9 #3,426 – –
1920 12 #2,761 – –
1915 13 #2,286 – –
1910 – – – –
1905 11 #1,181 – –
1900 5 #1,999 – –
1895 9 #1,142 – –
1890 9 #953 – –
1885 – – – –
1880 6 #767 – –

Famous people named Debbie

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Debbie Reynolds Debbie Reynolds American actress and singer (1932–2016) Contemporary
  2. 2 Debbie Gibson Debbie Gibson American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1970) Contemporary
  3. 3 Debbie Allen Debbie Allen American actress and dancer (born 1950) Contemporary
  4. 4 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Debbie Wasserman Schultz American politician (born 1966) Contemporary
  5. 5 Debbie Stabenow Debbie Stabenow American politician (born 1950) Contemporary
  6. 6 Debbie Armstrong American alpine skier b. 1963 · Contemporary
  7. 7 Debbie Meyer Debbie Meyer American swimmer b. 1952 · Contemporary
  8. 8 Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie Bahamian sprinter (born 1976) Contemporary
  9. 9 Debbie Flintoff-King Australian athletics competitor b. 1960 · Contemporary
  10. 10 Debbie Cameron American singer (born 1958) Contemporary
  11. 11 Debbie Dunn Debbie Dunn American sprinter (born 1978) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Debbie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Debbie?

The median living Debbie is about 65 years old. Half of all living Debbies are between 61 and 67 years old.

How many people named Debbie are alive today?

An estimated 165 thousand people named Debbie are alive in the United States, based on 188,287 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Debbie in 2025?

Debbie ranked #5,284 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 24 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Debbie?

188,287 babies have been named Debbie in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Debbie most popular?

Debbie peaked in 1959, when 19,588 newborns received the name.

Is Debbie a boy or girl name?

Debbie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Debbie rising or falling?

Debbie has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Debbie become more popular?

Debbie is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 28 girls named Debbie in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Debbie?

Well-known people named Debbie include Debbie Reynolds (actor), Debbie Gibson (musician), Debbie Allen (actor).

Names like Debbie

Names that sound and feel close to Debbie: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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