Recorded 1945–1971 Girls' name Peak 1958 243 births

Debbe — girls' name

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.

1940s281950s1561960s531970s6

The verdict

243 girls have been named Debbe since 1945, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1971.

243
total births
1945–1971
years on record
1950s
peak decade
64%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Debbe was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

22 babies were named Debbe in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Debbe

The Social Security Administration has registered 243 babies named Debbe between 1945 and 1971, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Debbe currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Debbe performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 156 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Debbe shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Debbe in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Debbe in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 243 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Debbe at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

243

Since 1945

27 years of records

Peak year

1958

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1945

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1971

Debbe popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1945

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1958)
22
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Debbe by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
156 births that decade — 64% of Debbe's all-time total
1940s281950s1561960s531970s6

Debbe by state

Where Debbe concentrates geographically — total births since 1945

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Debbe
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.1%
California share of Debbe's total US births 2.1%

5 of 243 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Debbe?
243 babies have been named Debbe since 1945. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1958 with 22 births.
When was Debbe most popular?
Debbe was most popular in the 1950s decade with 156 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
Where is Debbe most popular?
The top states for the name Debbe are California (5 births).
How long has the name Debbe been used?
Debbe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 27 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Debbe?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Deborah, Debra, Debbie, Debora, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1945–1971 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.