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Debbie

DEB-ee /ˈdɛbi/

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025
#5,238 of girl names (outside the top 1,000)
Babies in 2025
24 (<0.01% of girls)
Trend
Rising #6,083 in 2020 #5,238 in 2025
Peak
#20 in 1959
First recorded
1880

Meaning of Debbie

The name Debbie dances across a sunlit plaza like confetti at a fiesta. It’s a unisex jewel borrowed from the Hebrew Deborah, meaning “bee,” buzzing with sweetness and community spirit. Debbie rolls off the tongue as DEB-ee, bright and breezy. It hums with life like a hummingbird sipping nectar at dawn. In many Latin hogares it sparks memories of abuelos’ abrazos and lively sobremesas. Generations have passed it along like a cherished secret, each child wearing it with playful pride. It feels like honey drizzled over fresh fruit—simple, golden, unforgettable. Debbie is a buzz-worthy choice for any baby, boy or girl, ready to blossom in a world full of color and joy.

How to pronounce Debbie

English

Popularity of Debbie in the U.S.

Debbie was the #5,238 girl name in the U.S. in 2025, with 24 babies. It peaked at #20 in 1959.

Bar and line chart: Debbie in the U.S., 1880–2025. Bars: girls given the name each year, most 19,540 in 1959 and 24 in 2025. Line: rank among girl names, peak #20 in 1959, #5,238 in 2025.
  • Girls named Debbie (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1880⁠–⁠2025 136 rows
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2025245,238▼ 678
2024304,560▲ 95
2023294,655▲ 983
2022225,638▼ 1,131
2021304,507▲ 1,576
2020196,083▼ 634
2019235,449▲ 336
2018215,785▼ 447
2017245,338▼ 208
2016265,130▼ 277
2015284,853▼ 1,005
2014393,848▲ 1,165
2013275,013▼ 717
2012344,296▲ 385
2011304,681▼ 1,165
2010453,516▲ 161
2009433,677▼ 32
2008443,645▼ 715
2007612,930▼ 115
2006622,815▲ 694
2005423,509▼ 1,063
2004692,446▼ 7
2003672,439▼ 240
2002752,199▼ 6
2001742,193▼ 52
2000752,141▼ 355
1999891,786▼ 111
1998951,675▼ 307
19971251,368▼ 57
19961311,311▼ 102
19951421,209▼ 166
19941751,043▼ 9
19931781,034▼ 13
19921841,021▼ 149
1991228872▼ 130
1990280742▼ 23
1989275719▼ 4
1988262715▼ 31
1987270684▼ 4
1986271680▼ 71
1985311609▼ 80
1984363529▲ 15
1983344544▼ 52
1982413492▼ 11
1981439481▼ 42
1980489439▼ 43
1979552396▼ 42
1978603354▲ 11
1977594365▼ 46
1976700319▼ 25
1975808294▼ 50
19741,055244▼ 36
19731,232208▼ 26
19721,586182▼ 27
19712,064155▼ 7
19702,322148▼ 21
19692,652127▼ 16
19683,019111▼ 21
19673,74290▼ 17
19664,84673▼ 11
19656,08862▼ 10
19648,38152▼ 11
196310,44441▼ 9
196213,09232▼ 1
196114,88231▼ 7
196017,06724▼ 4
195919,54020▲ 4
195817,86024▲ 3
195714,38227▲ 12
19569,86339▲ 24
19557,25463▲ 29
19544,66492▲ 27
19533,208119▲ 25
19522,454144▲ 31
19511,709175▲ 46
19501,163221▲ 23
1949941244▲ 23
1948836267▲ 51
1947598318▲ 153
1946277471▲ 139
1945141610▲ 28
1944132638▲ 223
194382861▼ 47
194288814▲ 16
194176830▲ 85
194061915▲ 15
193957930▲ 62
193851992▲ 71
1937451,063▲ 382
1936261,445▼ 27
1935271,418▲ 100
1934241,518▲ 205
1933201,723▲ 94
1932191,817▲ 388
1931142,205▲ 347
1930122,552▲ 35
1929122,587▼ 303
1928152,284▲ 149
1927142,433▲ 275
1926122,708▲ 654
192593,362▲ 303
192483,665▼ 315
192393,350▼ 738
1922132,612▲ 2,487
192155,099▼ 2,368
1920122,731▼ 91
1919122,640▼ 121
1918132,519▲ 1,564
191764,083▼ 2,134
1916171,949▲ 306
1915132,255▲ 383
191482,638back
1912111,719▲ 237
191171,956back
190871,676▼ 292
190791,384▲ 169
190671,553▼ 391
1905111,162back
190391,204▲ 234
190271,438▼ 302
190191,136▲ 796
190051,932▼ 751
189981,181▲ 321
189861,502back
189612950▲ 173
189591,123▼ 173
189411950▲ 487
189351,437▼ 352
189281,085▲ 8
189171,093▼ 153
18909940▲ 207
188961,147▼ 111
188871,036back
188610731back
18849731back
18806738–

Notable people named Debbie

  • Debbie Reynolds was an American actress, singer and dancer best known for her breakout role in Singin in the Rain.
  • Debbie Gibson — Deborah Ann Gibson is an American singer, songwriter, and actress known for her hits Foolish Beat and Lost in Your Eyes.
  • Debbie Harry — Deborah Ann Harry is an American singer, songwriter and actress best known as the lead vocalist of Blondie.
  • Debbie Allen — Deborah Kaye Allen is an award-winning American actress, dancer, choreographer, and director known for her contributions to entertainment.
  • Debbie Friedman — Deborah Lynn Friedman was an American singer-songwriter who helped bring gender-inclusive language to Jewish religious music and prayer.
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  • Debbie Ingram is an American politician who served in the Vermont Senate from 2017 to 2021.
  • Debbie Watson — Deborah Kathleen Watson is a former Australian water polo player who won gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and the 1986 World Championships.
  • Debbie Ryan is a former University of Virginia basketball coach inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008.
  • Debbie Flood — Deborah Kirsty Bruwer is an English rower who won Olympic silver medals in quadruple sculls in 2004 and 2008.