Debby vs Debbie

Side-by-side comparison of Debby and Debbie — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Debby

Girl name

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Name B

Debbie

Girl name · Rank #4550

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Metric Debby Debbie
Current Rank Unranked #4550
Total Births (all years) 9,697 187,828
Peak Year 1959 1959
Peak Year Births 890 19,542
Peak Decade 1950ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1923 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Debby Debbie
1880ss — 38
1890ss — 75
1900ss — 64
1910ss — 87
1920ss 12 109
1930ss 96 295
1940ss 750 3,232
1950ss 4,460 82,099
1960ss 3,354 84,208
1970ss 564 11,516
1980ss 216 3,438
1990ss 127 1,628
2000ss 73 612
2010ss 45 297
2020ss — 130

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Debby Debbie
2014 7 39
2015 5 28
2016 8 26
2017 — 24
2018 — 21
2019 — 23
2020 — 19
2021 — 30
2022 — 22
2023 — 29
2024 — 30

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1923–2016.

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