Recorded 1934–2021 Girls' name Peak 1954 4,404 births

Debrah — girls' name

4,404 babies named Debrah in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s151940s2401950s23731960s11221970s3121980s1601990s1122000s582010s72020s5
1950s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Debrah was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

312 babies were named Debrah in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Debrah

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,404 babies named Debrah between 1934 and 2021, spanning 88 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Debrah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 312 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Debrah performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 2,373 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Debrah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 294 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Debrah in 33 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Debrah 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 4,404 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.

Debrah at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

4,404

Since 1934

88 years of records

Peak year

1954

312 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1934

Recorded for 88 years

Last year on file: 2021

Debrah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1934

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1954)
312
Annual births at peak — across 88 years of records
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Debrah by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
2,373 births that decade — 54% of Debrah's all-time total
1930s151940s2401950s23731960s11221970s3121980s1601990s1122000s582010s72020s5

Debrah by state

Where Debrah concentrates geographically — total births since 1934

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Debrah
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%
California share of Debrah's total US births 6.7%
Even split

294 of 4,404 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.

Debrah appears in 33 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Debrah?
4,404 babies have been named Debrah since 1934. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1954 with 312 births.
When was Debrah most popular?
Debrah was most popular in the 1950s decade with 2,373 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
Where is Debrah most popular?
The top states for the name Debrah are California (294 births), Texas (256 births), Ohio (223 births).
How long has the name Debrah been used?
Debrah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1934, spanning 88 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Debrah?
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, 1934–2021 (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.