How Many People Are Named Debbie?
people named Debbie are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,136 people in the US has this name
Based on 188,287 babies named Debbie in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
19,588 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Diminutive of DEBORAH.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Debbie in English. Counting Debbie and these spellings together, about 173,784 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Debbie (99.8%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Debbie alive today is about 63 years old, and 81% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 61 and 67 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Debbie first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1959, to 19,588 babies. In 2025, 24 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Debbie never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #20, in 1959, and it was in the top 100 for 14 years, 1954 to 1967. In 2025 it ranked #5,283.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,283 |
| Best rank | #20 (1959) |
| Years in the top 100 | 14 (1954 to 1967) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #52 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Debbie alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Debbie were born in California than in any other state: about 16,945 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Debbie was given 1.7 times as often in Wyoming, 1.6 times in New Mexico and 1.5 times in Idaho.
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