Recorded 1950–1966 Girls' name Peak 1957 122 births

Debe — girls' name

122 babies named Debe in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

122 girls have been named Debe since 1950, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1966.

122
total births
1950–1966
years on record
1950s
peak decade
75%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Debe was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

16 babies were named Debe in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Debe

The Social Security Administration has registered 122 babies named Debe between 1950 and 1966, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Debe currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1966. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Debe performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Debe shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Debe 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 122 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.

Debe at a glance

Last recorded 1966

Total births

122

Since 1950

17 years of records

Peak year

1957

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1966

Active since

1950

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1966

Debe popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1950

Last recorded 1966
Peak year (1957)
16
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
05101520 19661963195919571955195319511950 5

Debe by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
91 births that decade — 75% of Debe's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Debe?
122 babies have been named Debe since 1950. It was last recorded in 1966. The peak year was 1957 with 16 births.
When was Debe most popular?
Debe was most popular in the 1950s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Debe been used?
Debe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 17 years of data through 1966.
What names are similar to Debe?
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, 1950–1966 (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.