Girls' name · since 1880
Debbie
Debbie has 187,853 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1959 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #212 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,241 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 187,853
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Debbie is the #5241 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 187,853 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Debbie recorded 187,853 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #5241 nationally today, ahead of 70% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #212 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,241 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 187,853 born since 1880
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Debbie ranks #212 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,241 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 187,853 born since 1880, peaking in the 1960s.
- #212 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,241 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 187,853
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
Debbie's 187,853 recorded births place it above 99.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Debbie compares
187,853 Top 2% higher than 98% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Debbie's all-time total is 500x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Debbie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 187,853 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19,540 | 21 | 19,840 |
Debbie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Debbie's SSA record in two at 1958 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1893, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1959 peak of 19,540, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Debbie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1959)
- 19,540
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Debbie popularity over time - boys
434 total births recorded since 1952 (Debbie as boys' name)
Debbie by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (84,213 births, 45% of the file).
1960s was Debbie's strongest decade.
84,213 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Debbie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 38
1880s
38 births
- 1890s 75
1890s
75 births
- 1900s 64
1900s
64 births
- 1910s 87
1910s
87 births
- 1920s 109
1920s
109 births
- 1930s 295
1930s
295 births
- 1940s 3,232
1940s
3,232 births
- 1950s
1950s
82,097 births
- 1960s
1960s
84,213 births
- 1970s 11,516
1970s
11,516 births
- 1980s 3,437
1980s
3,437 births
- 1990s 1,627
1990s
1,627 births
- 2000s 612
2000s
612 births
- 2010s 297
2010s
297 births
- 2020s 154
2020s
154 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 84,213 births (45% of all-time use).
How Debbie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Debbie's total volume
Debbie by state
Where Debbie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 19,716 | 10.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12,836 | 6.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 10,679 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 10,408 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 9,719 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 7,964 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 7,952 | 4.2% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 5,613 | 3.0% |
19,716 of 187,853 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Debbie appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Debbie's data
- Debbie's decade-level peak was the 1960s (84,213 total births); usage has since declined to 154 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Debbies (19,716 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Debbie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Debbie 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.