Debbie
A pet form of Deborah, Hebrew for “bee.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
Debbie appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1954 to 1967. Its biggest year was 1959, when 19,540 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 20 nationally. All told, 188,287 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Debby (9,697), Debi (3,823), Debbi (2,973) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Deborah
Explore Debbie interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 38 | No. 731 |
| 1890s | 75 | No. 940 |
| 1900s | 64 | No. 1136 |
| 1910s | 87 | No. 1719 |
| 1920s | 109 | No. 2284 |
| 1930s | 295 | No. 930 |
| 1940s | 3,232 | No. 244 |
| 1950s | 82,097 | No. 20 |
| 1960s | 84,213 | No. 24 |
| 1970s | 11,516 | No. 148 |
| 1980s | 3,437 | No. 439 |
| 1990s | 1,627 | No. 742 |
| 2000s | 612 | No. 2141 |
| 2010s | 297 | No. 3516 |
| 2020s | 154 | No. 4507 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.