Rare names with a long history
12,209 names were given to 5 to 49 babies in 2025 after at least 20 recorded years. Debra is one: 31 babies in 2025, against 50,638 in 1955, its peak year.
Births: SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. Names under 5 births a year are not in SSA’s file at all. SSA’s notes on the data.
Rare in 2025, common once
| Name | Births 2025 | Peak year | By decade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debra | 31 | 1955 | |
| Cheryl | 32 | 1958 | |
| Kathy | 48 | 1958 | |
| Tammy | 41 | 1963 | |
| Debbie | 24 | 1959 | |
| Kim | 40 | 1960 | |
| Michele | 28 | 1968 | |
| Rhonda | 19 | 1965 | |
| Cathy | 12 | 1958 | |
| Peggy | 12 | 1958 | |
| Gail | 12 | 1951 | |
| Kristin | 29 | 1981 | |
| Jeff | 35 | 1961 | |
| Sherry | 23 | 1962 | |
| Phyllis | 7 | 1947 | |
| Gladys | 49 | 1921 | |
| Terri | 19 | 1959 | |
| Carole | 9 | 1942 | |
| Herbert | 49 | 1928 | |
| Ethel | 34 | 1918 | |
| Jo | 44 | 1954 | |
| Jill | 21 | 1966 | |
| Brittney | 25 | 1989 | |
| Thelma | 29 | 1921 | |
| Wanda | 20 | 1957 | |
| Tonya | 11 | 1972 | |
| Tim | 37 | 1960 | |
| Beth | 45 | 1961 | |
| Tracey | 19 | 1970 | |
| Misty | 35 | 1977 | |
| Gertrude | 17 | 1917 | |
| Bernice | 35 | 1921 | |
| Tanya | 40 | 1974 | |
| Jim | 38 | 1959 | |
| Marsha | 14 | 1952 | |
| Brandi | 28 | 1981 | |
| Sherri | 12 | 1963 | |
| Rick | 40 | 1958 | |
| Greg | 21 | 1961 | |
| Kristy | 25 | 1978 | |
| Sue | 11 | 1947 | |
| Marcia | 45 | 1951 | |
| Christy | 34 | 1975 | |
| Latoya | 8 | 1984 | |
| Bertha | 30 | 1918 | |
| Patsy | 20 | 1941 | |
| Lynda | 30 | 1947 | |
| Becky | 36 | 1959 | |
| Bill | 18 | 1947 | |
| Maureen | 32 | 1957 | |
| Dianne | 21 | 1947 | |
| Jeanne | 30 | 1947 | |
| Jodi | 43 | 1970 | |
| Glenda | 20 | 1950 | |
| Wilma | 41 | 1925 | |
| Delores | 21 | 1932 | |
| Sheryl | 13 | 1957 | |
| Bessie | 16 | 1916 | |
| Shelly | 21 | 1964 | |
| Myrtle | 8 | 1918 |
Decade lines: births per decade, 1880s to 2020s.