Debbie

Boy · recorded 1952–1979

  • 1979last recorded
  • 1959best year

Most popular in 1959.

Last recorded in 1979. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Debbie.

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Its story

Popularity since 1952

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 25 recorded years as a table
Debbie, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19523
19533
19548
195511
19569
195718
195819
195922
196015
196112
196214
196312
196410
19657
19667
19673
19685
19696
19704
19717
19725
19735
19745
19753
19793

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Debbie isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1979
6
Rank in 1979
#5,355
How rare
1 in 286,922 boys
Since 1952
434

Debbie was last recorded in 1979. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1959, at 22 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Debbie doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.