Recorded 1951–1988 Girls' name Peak 1979 198 births

Debralee — girls' name

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.

1950s761970s591980s63
1950s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Debralee was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

24 babies were named Debralee in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Debralee

The Social Security Administration has registered 198 babies named Debralee between 1951 and 1988, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Debralee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Debralee performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Debralee shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Debralee in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Debralee 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 198 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.

Debralee at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

198

Since 1951

38 years of records

Peak year

1979

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1951

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1988

Debralee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1951

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1979)
24
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
0510152025 1988198219791976195619531951 19

Debralee by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
76 births that decade — 38% of Debralee's all-time total
1950s761970s591980s63

Debralee by state

Where Debralee concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Debralee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.5%
Texas share of Debralee's total US births 2.5%

5 of 198 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Debralee?
198 babies have been named Debralee since 1951. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1979 with 24 births.
When was Debralee most popular?
Debralee was most popular in the 1950s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Debralee most popular?
The top states for the name Debralee are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Debralee been used?
Debralee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 38 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Debralee?
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, 1951–1988 (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.