Recorded 1951–1973 Girls' name Peak 1959 443 births

Debie — girls' name

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.

1950s2171960s1891970s37
1950s
Peak decade

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

1959
Single peak year

52 babies were named Debie in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Debie

The Social Security Administration has registered 443 babies named Debie between 1951 and 1973, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Debie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 52 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Debie performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 217 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Debie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 46 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Debie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Debie 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 443 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.

Debie at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

443

Since 1951

23 years of records

Peak year

1959

52 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1951

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1973

Debie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1951

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1959)
52
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
0204060 197319701967196419611958195519521951 6

Debie by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
217 births that decade — 49% of Debie's all-time total
1950s2171960s1891970s37

Debie by state

Where Debie concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Debie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
46 10.4%
California share of Debie's total US births 10.4%

46 of 443 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Debie?
443 babies have been named Debie since 1951. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1959 with 52 births.
When was Debie most popular?
Debie was most popular in the 1950s decade with 217 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
Where is Debie most popular?
The top states for the name Debie are California (46 births).
How long has the name Debie been used?
Debie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 23 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Debie?
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.

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, 1951–1973 (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.