Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Debbie
Endangered
Down 99.9% from peak
Peak era
1959
Peak births
19,540
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Debbie
How many people are named Debbie?
An estimated 137,617 living Americans are named Debbie.
How rare is Debbie?
Debbie is very rare among babies today, with 24 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 99.9% from its 1959 peak.
How old is the typical Debbie?
The median age of a living American named Debbie is approximately 65 years, with most bearers falling between 62 and 68 years old.
Is Debbie still popular?
No. Debbie is endangered as a baby name, down 99.9% from its 1959 peak with 24 births in 2025.
Where is Debbie most common?
Debbie has its strongest geographic signal in New Mexico, where it appears 2.8× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19592025
Peak year
1959
Decline from peak
99.9%
2025
24
All-time
187,853
Where it lives now
Debbie is most concentrated in California — about 2.5× the national rate in the 1990s.
States where Debbie is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.