The first name Debby
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Debby last appeared in the official list in 2000, given to 4 girls.
4
babies named Debby, 1996–2025
#3,247
rank in 2000
2000
peak year
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Debby with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Debby at birth, 1880–2025
In 2016, 8 girls born in the United States were named Debby, the 12,059th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1959, when 890 were.
9,697
babies named Debby since 1880
#12,059
rank in 2016
1959
peak year
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.
Famous people named Debby
3 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Debby BooneAmerican singer (born 1956)
- Debby StamDutch volleyball player, born 1984
- Debby ApplegateAmerican biographer, born 1968
Questions
- What does the name Debby mean?
- From Deborah + -y.
- How popular is the name Debby?
- In 2000, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Debby, ranking 3,247th.
- Is Debby a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 9,697 US babies named Debby since 1880 were girls.
- When was Debby most popular?
- 1959 in the United States, when 890 babies were named Debby, its highest rank at 309th.