Girls' name · since 1950
Debe
Since 1950, U.S. Social Security records show 122 babies named Debe, peaking in 1957. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,915 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 122
- born since 1950
- 1950s
- peak decade
122 girls have been named Debe since 1950, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Debe recorded 122 times among girls since 1950, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 1966.
- #24,915 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 122 born since 1950
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Debe ranks #24,915 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 122 born since 1950, peaking in the 1950s.
- #24,915 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 122
- born since 1950
- 1950s
- peak decade
Debe's 122 recorded births place it above 65.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Debe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Debe's full recorded timeline at 1957, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1950, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1957 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Debe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–1966
- Peak year (1957)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Debe by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (91 births, 75% of the file).
1950s was Debe's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Debe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
91 births
- 1960s 31
1960s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 91 births (75% of all-time use).
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- Debe's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (91 total births) through the 1960s (31) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Debe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1950–1966 (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 Debe 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.