Girls' name · since 1951
Debie
443 babies named Debie in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,720 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 443
- born since 1951
- 1950s
- peak decade
443 girls have been named Debie since 1951, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Debie has been recorded 443 times among girls since 1951, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 1973.
- #12,720 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 443 born since 1951
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Debie ranks #12,720 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 443 born since 1951, peaking in the 1950s.
- #12,720 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 443
- born since 1951
- 1950s
- peak decade
Debie's 443 recorded births place it above 82.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Debie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Debie's full recorded timeline at 1962, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1959 peak of 52 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Debie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1973
- Peak year (1959)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Debie by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (217 births, 49% of the file).
1950s was Debie's strongest decade.
217 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Debie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
217 births
- 1960s
1960s
189 births
- 1970s 37
1970s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 217 births (49% of all-time use).
Debie by state
Where Debie concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 46 | 10.4% |
46 of 443 births nationwide.
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What to do with Debie's data
- Debie's decade-level peak was the 1950s (217 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Debies (46 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Debie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1951–1973 (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 Debie 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.