Recorded 1948–1990 Girls' name Peak 1955 1,432 births

Debroah — girls' name

1,432 babies named Debroah in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s241950s7361960s4581970s1411980s681990s5
1950s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Debroah was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

117 babies were named Debroah in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Debroah

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,432 babies named Debroah between 1948 and 1990, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Debroah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 117 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Debroah performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 736 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Debroah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 51 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Debroah in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Debroah 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 1,432 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.

Debroah at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

1,432

Since 1948

43 years of records

Peak year

1955

117 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1948

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1990

Debroah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1948

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1955)
117
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
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Debroah by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
736 births that decade — 51% of Debroah's all-time total
1940s241950s7361960s4581970s1411980s681990s5

Debroah by state

Where Debroah concentrates geographically — total births since 1948

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Debroah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
51 3.6%
#2 North Carolina
46 3.2%
#3 Tennessee
45 3.1%
#4 New York
42 2.9%
#5 Michigan
41 2.9%
#6 Ohio
38 2.7%
#7 Alabama
26 1.8%
#8 Georgia
25 1.7%
Texas share of Debroah's total US births 3.6%
Even split

51 of 1,432 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Debroah appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Debroah?
1,432 babies have been named Debroah since 1948. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1955 with 117 births.
When was Debroah most popular?
Debroah was most popular in the 1950s decade with 736 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
Where is Debroah most popular?
The top states for the name Debroah are Texas (51 births), North Carolina (46 births), Tennessee (45 births).
How long has the name Debroah been used?
Debroah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 43 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Debroah?
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, 1948–1990 (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.