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
1923Peak 19592025
peak 1959 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020

Quick answers about Debby

How many people are named Debby?

An estimated 7,814 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 67 years, with most bearers falling between 62 and 70 years old.

Is Debby still popular?

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

Peak year
1959
Decline from peak
100%
2025
0
All-time
9,697
Diaspora map

Debby spread fast — broke out in Michigan and Tennessee (1956) and ran high in 10 states within a decade.

Broke out: Michigan and Tennessee, 1956 · over-represented in 10 states over 7 years

Alabama: no breakout AL Alaska: no breakout AK Arizona: no breakout AZ Arkansas: no breakout AR California: broke out 1963 CA Colorado: broke out 1961 CO Connecticut: no breakout CT Delaware: no breakout DE District of Columbia: no breakout DC Florida: no breakout FL Georgia: no breakout GA Hawaii: no breakout HI Idaho: no breakout ID Illinois: no breakout IL Indiana: broke out 1960 IN Iowa: no breakout IA Kansas: no breakout KS Kentucky: no breakout KY Louisiana: no breakout LA Maine: no breakout ME Maryland: no breakout MD Massachusetts: no breakout MA Michigan: broke out 1956 MI Minnesota: no breakout MN Mississippi: no breakout MS Missouri: broke out 1958 MO Montana: no breakout MT Nebraska: no breakout NE Nevada: no breakout NV New Hampshire: no breakout NH New Jersey: no breakout NJ New Mexico: no breakout NM New York: no breakout NY North Carolina: no breakout NC North Dakota: no breakout ND Ohio: no breakout OH Oklahoma: no breakout OK Oregon: broke out 1959 OR Pennsylvania: no breakout PA Rhode Island: no breakout RI South Carolina: no breakout SC South Dakota: no breakout SD Tennessee: broke out 1956 TN Texas: no breakout TX Utah: no breakout UT Vermont: no breakout VT Virginia: no breakout VA Washington: broke out 1957 WA West Virginia: broke out 1958 WV Wisconsin: broke out 1957 WI Wyoming: no breakout WY