Girls' name · since 1946
Debi
Debi has 3,823 recorded births since 1946 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1958 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,077 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,823
- born since 1946
- 1950s
- peak decade
Debi sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 3,823 recorded since 1946.
Debi has 3,823 recorded births among girls since 1946, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2006.
- #3,077 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,823 born since 1946
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Debi ranks #3,077 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,823 born since 1946, peaking in the 1950s.
- #3,077 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,823
- born since 1946
- 1950s
- peak decade
Debi's 3,823 recorded births place it above 95.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Debi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Debi splits its recorded history at 1971: 10% of all births land in the more recent half, 90% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1958 peak of 504 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Debi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2006
- Peak year (1958)
- 504
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Debi by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (1,857 births, 49% of the file).
1950s was Debi's strongest decade.
1,857 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Debi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 49
1940s
49 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,857 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,493 births
- 1970s 270
1970s
270 births
- 1980s 115
1980s
115 births
- 1990s 28
1990s
28 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 1,857 births (49% of all-time use).
How Debi 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 Debi's total volume
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.
Debi appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Debi's data
- Debi's decade-level peak was the 1950s (1,857 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Debis (609 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 Debi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1946–2006 (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 Debi 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.