The first name Debbie

In 2025, 12 girls were named Debbie, making it the 2,278th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 43 births (#571).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Debbie with other names.

In 2025, 24 girls born in the United States were named Debbie, the 5,284th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1959, when 19,540 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Debbie Allen
  American actress, choreographer, television director, television producer, singer, and dan, born 1950
• 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, born 1963
• Debbie Flintoff-King
  Australian hurdler, born 1960
• Debbie Lee Carrington
  American actress, 1959–2018
• Debbie Brill
  Canadian high jumper, born 1953
• Debbie Cameron
  American singer, born 1958
• Debbie Scott-Bowker
  Canadian distance runner, born 1958
• Debbie Watson
  Australian water polo player and coach, born 1965
• Debbie Flood
  British rower, born 1980

What does the name Debbie mean?

From Deborah + -ie.

How popular is the name Debbie?

In 2025, 12 girls born in England and Wales were named Debbie, ranking 2,278th. Its peak was 1996, with 43 births.

Is Debbie a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 188,287 US babies named Debbie since 1880 were girls.

When was Debbie most popular?

1959 in the United States, when 19,540 babies were named Debbie, its highest rank at 20th.

How do you pronounce Debbie?

Debbie is /ˈdɛbi/, 2 syllables.