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Debby Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Debby?

Mostly unused in the United States, less than 5 babies were bestowed the name in 2018.

This once, top 1000 name, Debby is currently less popular.

Position 308, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1959 with 890 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Debby was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Debby, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1943-1948, and 1949-1959, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1959-1976, and 1979-1988.

The popularity trend for Debby has steadily decreased for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Debby for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Debby?

Debby's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Debby is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Debby has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Debby (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 --
2017 < 5 --
2016 8 12,024
2015 5 17,087
2014 7 13,410
2013 5 17,202
2012 13 8,754
2011 < 5 --
2010 7 13,840
2009 6 15,720
2008 6 15,893
2007 5 18,327
2006 8 12,698
2005 5 17,153
2004 10 10,097
2003 7 12,739
2002 9 10,429
2001 6 13,966
2000 11 8,711
1999 10 8,952
1998 8 10,350
1997 10 8,514
1996 15 6,138
1995 9 8,948
1994 10 8,291
1993 15 6,030
1992 15 6,086
1991 17 5,468
1990 18 5,108
1989 15 5,613
1988 10 7,256
1987 14 5,364
1986 15 5,021
1985 21 3,882
1984 25 3,345
1983 21 3,710
1982 26 3,273
1981 35 2,622
1980 33 2,756
1979 44 2,217
1978 44 2,129
1977 38 2,348
1976 27 2,811
1975 38 2,206
1974 52 1,739
1973 64 1,486
1972 60 1,543
1971 87 1,266
1970 110 1,085
1969 107 1,060
1968 120 947
1967 157 796
1966 183 728
1965 262 590
1964 332 541
1963 433 466
1962 502 434
1961 589 400
1960 670 372
1959 890 308
1958 795 332
1957 662 355
1956 460 425
1955 383 462
1954 303 509
1953 277 515
1952 244 549
1951 233 552
1950 212 573
1949 203 581
1948 207 583
1947 125 768
1946 75 961
1945 36 1,335
1944 28 1,552
1943 26 1,674
1942 29 1,538
1941 14 2,290
1940 7 3,582
1939 14 2,224
1938 11 2,620
1937 10 2,775
1936 15 2,057
1935 6 3,847
1934 5 4,421
1933 11 2,574
1932 12 2,532
1931 7 3,562
1930 5 4,704
1929 7 3,754
1928 < 5 --
1927 < 5 --
1926 < 5 --
1925 < 5 --
1924 < 5 --
1923 5 5,116
1922 < 5 --
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1920 < 5 --
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1918 < 5 --
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1914 < 5 --
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1911 < 5 --
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1900 < 5 --
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1896 < 5 --
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1894 < 5 --
1893 < 5 --
1892 < 5 --
1891 < 5 --
1890 < 5 --
1889 < 5 --
1888 < 5 --
1887 < 5 --
1886 < 5 --
1885 < 5 --
1884 < 5 --
1883 < 5 --
1882 < 5 --
1881 < 5 --
1880 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.