Girls' name · since 1945
Debbe
243 babies named Debbe in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,846 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 243
- born since 1945
- 1950s
- peak decade
Debbe is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 243 have been recorded since 1945.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Debbe has been recorded 243 times among girls since 1945, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 1971.
- #17,846 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 243 born since 1945
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Debbe ranks #17,846 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 243 born since 1945, peaking in the 1950s.
- #17,846 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 243
- born since 1945
- 1950s
- peak decade
Debbe's 243 recorded births place it above 75.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Debbe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Debbe splits its recorded history at 1956: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1949 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1958 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Debbe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1971
- Peak year (1958)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Debbe by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (156 births, 64% of the file).
1950s was Debbe's strongest decade.
156 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Debbe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 28
1940s
28 births
- 1950s
1950s
156 births
- 1960s 53
1960s
53 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 156 births (64% of all-time use).
Debbe by state
Where Debbe concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.1% |
5 of 243 births nationwide.
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What to do with Debbe's data
- Debbe's decade-level peak was the 1950s (156 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Debbes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Debbe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~26 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1945–1971 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Debbe draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.