Debs vs Debbie

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

Name A

Debs

Boy name

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Name B

Debbie

Girl name · Rank #4550

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Metric Debs Debbie
Current Rank Unranked #4550
Total Births (all years) 15 187,828
Peak Year 1912 1959
Peak Year Births 9 19,542
Peak Decade 1910ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1912 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Debs Debbie
1880ss — 38
1890ss — 75
1900ss — 64
1910ss 9 87
1920ss 6 109
1930ss — 295
1940ss — 3,232
1950ss — 82,099
1960ss — 84,208
1970ss — 11,516
1980ss — 3,438
1990ss — 1,628
2000ss — 612
2010ss — 297
2020ss — 130

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Debs Debbie
2014 — 39
2015 — 28
2016 — 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, 1912–1921.

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