Feminine dossier · first seen 1923

Debby

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1959
Peak era
1959
Peak births
890
Current vitality
Below reporting floor
Peak generation
Boomer

Quick answers about Debby

How many people are named Debby?

An estimated 6,750 living Americans are named Debby.

How rare is Debby?

Debby fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

How old is the typical Debby?

The median age of a living American named Debby is approximately 66 years, with most bearers falling between 62 and 69 years old.

Is Debby still popular?

Not especially. Debby has been declining since its 1959 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Where is Debby most common?

Debby has its strongest geographic signal in Oregon, where it appears 2.0× more often than the national baseline.

1923Peak 19592025
peak 1959 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year
1959
Decline from peak
100%
2025
0
All-time
9,697

Debby spread fast — broke out in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Kentucky, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming (1959) and ran high in 14 states within a decade.

Broke out: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Kentucky, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming, 1959 · over-represented in 14 states over 0 years

Alabama: never over-represented AL Alaska: never over-represented AK Arizona: broke out 1959 AZ Arkansas: broke out 1959 AR California: never over-represented CA Colorado: broke out 1959 CO Connecticut: never over-represented CT Delaware: never over-represented DE District of Columbia: never over-represented DC Florida: never over-represented FL Georgia: never over-represented GA Hawaii: never over-represented HI Idaho: never over-represented ID Illinois: never over-represented IL Indiana: never over-represented IN Iowa: never over-represented IA Kansas: never over-represented KS Kentucky: broke out 1959 KY Louisiana: never over-represented LA Maine: never over-represented ME Maryland: never over-represented MD Massachusetts: never over-represented MA Michigan: never over-represented MI Minnesota: never over-represented MN Mississippi: never over-represented MS Missouri: never over-represented MO Montana: never over-represented MT Nebraska: never over-represented NE Nevada: never over-represented NV New Hampshire: broke out 1959 NH New Jersey: never over-represented NJ New Mexico: broke out 1959 NM New York: never over-represented NY North Carolina: never over-represented NC North Dakota: broke out 1959 ND Ohio: broke out 1959 OH Oklahoma: never over-represented OK Oregon: broke out 1959 OR Pennsylvania: never over-represented PA Rhode Island: broke out 1959 RI South Carolina: never over-represented SC South Dakota: never over-represented SD Tennessee: never over-represented TN Texas: never over-represented TX Utah: never over-represented UT Vermont: broke out 1959 VT Virginia: never over-represented VA Washington: broke out 1959 WA West Virginia: broke out 1959 WV Wisconsin: never over-represented WI Wyoming: broke out 1959 WY