Feminine dossier · first seen 1914

Debra

Endangered Down 99.9% from peak
Peak era
1955
Peak births
50,563
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Boomer

Quick answers about Debra

How many people are named Debra?

An estimated 383,050 living Americans are named Debra.

How rare is Debra?

Debra is very rare among babies today, with 31 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 99.9% from its 1955 peak.

How old is the typical Debra?

The median age of a living American named Debra is approximately 68 years, with most bearers falling between 62 and 71 years old.

Is Debra still popular?

No. Debra is endangered as a baby name, down 99.9% from its 1955 peak with 31 births in 2025.

Where is Debra most common?

Debra has its strongest geographic signal in Colorado, where it appears 3.1× more often than the national baseline.

1914Peak 19552025
peak 1955 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year
1955
Decline from peak
99.9%
2025
31
All-time
550,695

Debra broke out in Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, and Wyoming (1948) and became over-represented in 29 states over 34 years.

Broke out: Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, and Wyoming, 1948 · over-represented in 29 states over 34 years

Alabama: never over-represented AL Alaska: broke out 1951 AK Arizona: never over-represented AZ Arkansas: never over-represented AR California: never over-represented CA Colorado: broke out 1948 CO Connecticut: broke out 1979 CT Delaware: broke out 1978 DE District of Columbia: never over-represented DC Florida: never over-represented FL Georgia: broke out 1981 GA Hawaii: never over-represented HI Idaho: broke out 1948 ID Illinois: never over-represented IL Indiana: broke out 1948 IN Iowa: broke out 1948 IA Kansas: broke out 1949 KS Kentucky: broke out 1981 KY Louisiana: never over-represented LA Maine: never over-represented ME Maryland: never over-represented MD Massachusetts: broke out 1972 MA Michigan: never over-represented MI Minnesota: never over-represented MN Mississippi: broke out 1975 MS Missouri: never over-represented MO Montana: broke out 1949 MT Nebraska: broke out 1949 NE Nevada: broke out 1949 NV New Hampshire: broke out 1960 NH New Jersey: broke out 1975 NJ New Mexico: broke out 1980 NM New York: never over-represented NY North Carolina: never over-represented NC North Dakota: broke out 1949 ND Ohio: never over-represented OH Oklahoma: broke out 1948 OK Oregon: broke out 1948 OR Pennsylvania: never over-represented PA Rhode Island: broke out 1959 RI South Carolina: broke out 1982 SC South Dakota: broke out 1948 SD Tennessee: never over-represented TN Texas: never over-represented TX Utah: broke out 1950 UT Vermont: broke out 1973 VT Virginia: never over-represented VA Washington: never over-represented WA West Virginia: broke out 1958 WV Wisconsin: broke out 1953 WI Wyoming: broke out 1948 WY