Recorded 1946–2006 Girls' name Peak 1958 3,823 births

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.

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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
1950s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Debi was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

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 2006

Total births

3,823

Since 1946

61 years of records

Peak year

1958

504 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1946

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2006

Debi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1946

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1958)
504
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
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Debi by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
1,857 births that decade — 49% of Debi's all-time total
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Debi by state

Where Debi concentrates geographically — total births since 1946

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Debi
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%
California share of Debi's total US births 15.9%
Even split

609 of 3,823 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.

Debi appears in 36 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Debi?
3,823 babies have been named Debi since 1946. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1958 with 504 births.
When was Debi most popular?
Debi was most popular in the 1950s decade with 1,857 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
Where is Debi most popular?
The top states for the name Debi are California (609 births), Ohio (216 births), Texas (158 births).
How long has the name Debi been used?
Debi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 61 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Debi?
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.

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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.