Recorded 1942–1993 Girls' name Peak 1958 2,973 births

Debbi — girls' name

2,973 babies named Debbi in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

2,973 girls have been named Debbi since 1942, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1993.

2,973
total births
1942–1993
years on record
1950s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Debbi was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

297 babies were named Debbi in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Debbi

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,973 babies named Debbi between 1942 and 1993, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Debbi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 297 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Debbi performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 1,344 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Debbi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 400 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Debbi in 27 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Debbi 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 2,973 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.

Debbi at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

2,973

Since 1942

52 years of records

Peak year

1958

297 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1942

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 1993

Debbi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1942

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1958)
297
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
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Debbi by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
1,344 births that decade — 45% of Debbi's all-time total
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Debbi by state

Where Debbi concentrates geographically — total births since 1942

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Debbi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
400 13.5%
#2 New York
200 6.7%
#3 Illinois
134 4.5%
#4 Ohio
132 4.4%
#5 Pennsylvania
115 3.9%
#6 Michigan
110 3.7%
#7 Texas
100 3.4%
#8 Washington
66 2.2%
California share of Debbi's total US births 13.5%
Even split

400 of 2,973 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.

Debbi appears in 27 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Debbi?
2,973 babies have been named Debbi since 1942. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1958 with 297 births.
When was Debbi most popular?
Debbi was most popular in the 1950s decade with 1,344 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
Where is Debbi most popular?
The top states for the name Debbi are California (400 births), New York (200 births), Illinois (134 births).
How long has the name Debbi been used?
Debbi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 52 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Debbi?
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.

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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, 1942–1993 (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.