Girls' name · since 1986
Debony
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 31 babies named Debony, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #40,482 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 31
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Debony sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 31 recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Debony recorded 31 times among girls since 1986, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 1992.
- #40,482 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 31 born since 1986
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Debony ranks #40,482 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 31 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.
- #40,482 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 31
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Debony's 31 recorded births place it above 43.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Debony's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Debony splits its recorded history at 1990: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1989 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Debony popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1992
- Peak year (1986)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1992.
31 total births across 7 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1986 with 7 births in a single year.
Debony by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (18 births, 58% of the file).
1990s was Debony's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Debony births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
13 births
- 1990s
1990s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 18 births (58% of all-time use).
Debony decade highlights
- Peak decade 18 births
- Runner-up 13 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Two nationwide peer axes for Debony: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~6 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, 1986–1992 (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 Debony 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.
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