Girls' name · since 1948
Deby
263 babies named Deby in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,100 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 263
- born since 1948
- 1950s
- peak decade
Deby is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 263 have been recorded since 1948.
Social Security Administration records show Deby recorded 263 times among girls since 1948, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 1979.
- #17,100 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 263 born since 1948
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deby ranks #17,100 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 263 born since 1948, peaking in the 1950s.
- #17,100 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 263
- born since 1948
- 1950s
- peak decade
Deby's 263 recorded births place it above 76.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Deby's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Deby's SSA record in two at 1960 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1948, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1959 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Deby popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1979
- Peak year (1959)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Deby by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (133 births, 51% of the file).
1950s was Deby's strongest decade.
133 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Deby births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
133 births
- 1960s
1960s
108 births
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 133 births (51% of all-time use).
Deby by state
Where Deby concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 6.1% |
16 of 263 births nationwide.
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What to do with Deby's data
- Deby's decade-level peak was the 1950s (133 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Debys (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Deby: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1948–1979 (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 Deby 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.