Girls' name · since 1951
Debralee
198 babies named Debralee in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,907 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 198
- born since 1951
- 1950s
- peak decade
198 girls have been named Debralee since 1951, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Debralee has been recorded 198 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 1988.
- #19,907 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 198 born since 1951
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Debralee ranks #19,907 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 198 born since 1951, peaking in the 1950s.
- #19,907 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 198
- born since 1951
- 1950s
- peak decade
Debralee's 198 recorded births place it above 72.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Debralee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Debralee splits its recorded history at 1977: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1959 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Debralee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1988
- Peak year (1979)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Debralee by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (76 births, 38% of the file).
1950s was Debralee's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Debralee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
76 births
- 1970s
1970s
59 births
- 1980s
1980s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 76 births (38% of all-time use).
Debralee by state
Where Debralee concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.5% |
5 of 198 births nationwide.
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What to do with Debralee's data
- Debralee's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (76 total births) through the 1980s (63) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Debralees (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Debralee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1951–1988 (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 Debralee 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.