Debi — girls' name
3,823 babies named Debi in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
3,823 girls have been named Debi since 1946, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 2006.
- 3,823
- total births
- 1946–2006
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 49%
- born in that decade
49% of everyone ever named Debi was born in this single decade.
504 babies were named Debi in 1958 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Debi
The Social Security Administration has registered 3,823 babies named Debi between 1946 and 2006, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Debi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 504 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Debi performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 1,857 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Debi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 609 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Debi in 36 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Debi 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 3,823 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.
Debi at a glance
Last recorded 2006Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Debi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1946
- Peak year (1958)
- 504
- Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2006.
3,823 total births across 61 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1958 with 504 births in a single year.
Debi by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- 1,857 births that decade — 49% of Debi's all-time total
Debi decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,857 births
- Runner-up 1,493 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1950s was Debi's strongest decade
1,857 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 49% of all-time use.
Debi by state
Where Debi concentrates geographically — total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 609 | 15.9% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 216 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 158 | 4.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 154 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 148 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Washington | | 121 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 118 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 106 | 2.8% |
609 of 3,823 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 15.9% of nationwide
- Ohio 5.7% of nationwide
- Texas 4.1% of nationwide
- New York 4.0% of nationwide
- Michigan 3.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 36 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 15.9% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Debi appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1946–2006 (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.