Recorded 1912–1921 Boys' name Peak 1912 15 births

Debs — boys' name

15 babies named Debs in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1912. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s91920s6
1910s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Debs was born in this single decade.

1912
Single peak year

9 babies were named Debs in 1912 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Debs

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Debs between 1912 and 1921, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Debs currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1921. The name reached its historical peak in 1912, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Debs performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 9 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Debs shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Debs 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 15 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.

Debs at a glance

Last recorded 1921

Total births

15

Since 1912

10 years of records

Peak year

1912

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1921

Active since

1912

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1921

Debs popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1912

Last recorded 1921
Peak year (1912)
9
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
5678910 19211912 9

Debs by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
9 births that decade — 60% of Debs's all-time total
1910s91920s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Debs?
15 babies have been named Debs since 1912. It was last recorded in 1921. The peak year was 1912 with 9 births.
When was Debs most popular?
Debs was most popular in the 1910s decade with 9 total births. The single peak year was 1912.
How long has the name Debs been used?
Debs has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 10 years of data through 1921.
What names are similar to Debs?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Deborah, Debra, Debbie, Debron, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1912–1921 (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.