Girls' name · since 1934
Debrah
Debrah has 4,404 recorded births since 1934 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1954 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,798 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,404
- born since 1934
- 1950s
- peak decade
Debrah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 4,404 recorded since 1934.
Debrah has 4,404 recorded births among girls since 1934, 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 1934 to 2021.
- #2,798 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 4,404 born since 1934
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Debrah ranks #2,798 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 4,404 born since 1934, peaking in the 1950s.
- #2,798 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,404
- born since 1934
- 1950s
- peak decade
Debrah's 4,404 recorded births place it above 96.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Debrah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Debrah splits its recorded history at 1974: 11% of all births land in the more recent half, 89% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1934 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1954 peak of 312 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Debrah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–2021
- Peak year (1954)
- 312
- Annual births at peak, across 88 years of records
Debrah by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (2,373 births, 54% of the file).
1950s was Debrah's strongest decade.
2,373 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Debrah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 15
1930s
15 births
- 1940s 240
1940s
240 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,373 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,122 births
- 1970s 312
1970s
312 births
- 1980s 160
1980s
160 births
- 1990s 112
1990s
112 births
- 2000s 58
2000s
58 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 2,373 births (54% of all-time use).
How Debrah 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 Debrah's total volume
Debrah by state
Where Debrah concentrates geographically, total births since 1934
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 294 | 6.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 256 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 223 | 5.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 207 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 186 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 168 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 133 | 3.0% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 94 | 2.1% |
294 of 4,404 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Debrah appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Debrah's data
- Debrah's decade-level peak was the 1950s (2,373 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Debrahs (294 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 Debrah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~87 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, 1934–2021 (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 Debrah 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.