Debra Girl
How popular is Debra?
#4,459 girl name in 2025
31 baby girls were named Debra in the US in 2025, making it the 4459th most popular girl name.
467,089living people named Debra (est.)
68median age of people named Debra
551,841babies named Debra since 1880
1 in 106,947US babies born in 2025
Debra popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,459 for girls (▼ 884 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 31 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-18% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,914 in 2015, #3,450 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1955 (50,563 girls) |
| Highest rank | #2 in 1956 |
| First recorded | 1914 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Debra is most popular
Babies named Debra per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New Jersey: 0.1 per 1,000 (12 girls)
- Indiana: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 girls)
- Illinois: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)
Debra by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 41 | #2,899 |
| 1920s | 94 | #2,010 |
| 1930s | 468 | #768 |
| 1940s | 5,429 | #134 |
| 1950s | 341,348 | #2 |
| 1960s | 153,771 | #8 |
| 1970s | 34,605 | #47 |
| 1980s | 9,823 | #177 |
| 1990s | 3,125 | #453 |
| 2000s | 1,213 | #1,208 |
| 2010s | 547 | #2,514 |
| 2020s | 231 | #3,450 |
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Questions
- Is Debra a boy or girl name?
- Debra is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Debra were girls.
- How popular is the name Debra?
- 31 baby girls were named Debra in the US in 2025, making it the 4459th most popular girl name.
- When was Debra most popular?
- Debra peaked in 1955, when 50,563 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2 in 1956.
- How many people are named Debra?
- 551,841 babies have been named Debra in the US since 1880. We estimate about 467,089 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 68.
- Where is Debra most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Debra was most common in New Jersey, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.