Debi vs Debra

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

Name A

Debi

Girl name

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Name B

Debra

Girl name · Rank #3581

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Debi Debra
Current Rank Unranked #3581
Total Births (all years) 3,823 550,695
Peak Year 1958 1955
Peak Year Births 504 50,563
Peak Decade 1950ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1946 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Debi Debra
1910ss — 41
1920ss — 94
1930ss — 468
1940ss 49 5,429
1950ss 1,857 341,348
1960ss 1,493 153,771
1970ss 270 34,605
1980ss 115 9,823
1990ss 28 3,125
2000ss 11 1,213
2010ss — 547
2020ss — 231

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Debi Debra
2014 — 54
2015 — 38
2016 — 53
2017 — 45
2018 — 50
2019 — 54
2020 — 44
2021 — 44
2022 — 39
2023 — 30
2024 — 43
2025 — 31

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, 1946–2006.

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