Debs vs Debra

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

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Debs

Boy name

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Name B

Debra

Girl name · Rank #3581

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Metric Debs Debra
Current Rank Unranked #3581
Total Births (all years) 15 550,695
Peak Year 1912 1955
Peak Year Births 9 50,563
Peak Decade 1910s 1950s
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1912 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Debs Debra
1910s 9 41
1920s 6 94
1930s - 468
1940s - 5,429
1950s - 341,348
1960s - 153,771
1970s - 34,605
1980s - 9,823
1990s - 3,125
2000s - 1,213
2010s - 547
2020s - 231

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Debs 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, 1912–1921.

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