# Debbie (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/debbie/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɛbi/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 188,287 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 434 / 187,853 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 346, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Deborah + -ie.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 30 | 4,713 |
| 2012 | 34 | 4,318 |
| 2013 | 27 | 5,050 |
| 2014 | 39 | 3,861 |
| 2015 | 28 | 4,888 |
| 2016 | 26 | 5,178 |
| 2017 | 24 | 5,409 |
| 2018 | 21 | 5,833 |
| 2019 | 23 | 5,482 |
| 2020 | 19 | 6,138 |
| 2021 | 30 | 4,535 |
| 2022 | 22 | 5,683 |
| 2023 | 29 | 4,672 |
| 2024 | 30 | 4,586 |
| 2025 | 24 | 5,284 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 28 | 1,487 |
| 1963 | 24 | 1,634 |
| 1964 | 20 | 1,804 |
| 1965 | 13 | 2,290 |
| 1966 | 13 | 2,247 |
| 1967 | 6 | 3,643 |
| 1968 | 8 | 3,166 |
| 1969 | 11 | 2,734 |
| 1970 | 8 | 3,589 |
| 1971 | 13 | 2,712 |
| 1972 | 8 | 3,705 |
| 1973 | 8 | 3,784 |
| 1974 | 8 | 3,910 |
| 1975 | 5 | 5,662 |
| 1979 | 6 | 5,509 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 10 | 2,432 |
| 2012 | 7 | 3,285 |
| 2013 | 8 | 2,887 |
| 2014 | 10 | 2,464 |
| 2015 | 10 | 2,496 |
| 2016 | 6 | 3,609 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3,583 |
| 2018 | 10 | 2,499 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4,686 |
| 2020 | 7 | 3,117 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4,634 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4,645 |
| 2023 | 10 | 2,504 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2,771 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2,278 |

## People named Debbie

- Debbie Allen, American actress, choreographer, television director, television producer, singer, and dan
- Debbie Stabenow, American politician (born 1950)
- Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie, Bahamian athletics competitor (born 1976)
- Debbie Dunn, American sprinter (born 1978)
- Debbie Armstrong, American alpine skier
- Debbie Flintoff-King, Australian hurdler
- Debbie Lee Carrington, American actress
- Debbie Brill, Canadian high jumper
- Debbie Cameron, American singer
- Debbie Scott-Bowker, Canadian distance runner
- Debbie Watson, Australian water polo player and coach
- Debbie Flood, British rower

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.