Debbie

Debbie

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

Meaning

Debbie is a feminine given name. It is often short for Debra or Deborah, which means “bee”.

From Wikipedia

Debbie first appears in the data in 1957 and has been recorded in 20 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1960 with 458 babies (rank #33 that year). It was not in the 2025 data.

Numerology of Debbie

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Debbie yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

4,284

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

458

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1957	140	#63
1958	266	#34
1959	323	#31
1960	458	#33
1961	450	#33
1962	384	#38
1963	340	#41
1964	264	#48
1965	232	#51
1966	214	#53
1967	157	#72
1968	178	#70
1969	173	#74
1970	165	#79
1971	96	#99
1972	110	#93
1973	124	#90
1974	121	#88
1975	88	#94
2014	1	#1,375

Year

Babies

Rank

1957

140

#63

1958

266

#34

1959

323

#31

1960

458

#33

1961

450

#33

1962

384

#38

1963

340

#41

1964

264

#48

1965

232

#51

1966

214

#53

1967

157

#72

1968

178

#70

1969

173

#74

1970

165

#79

1971

#99

1972

110

#93

1973

124

#90

1974

121

#88

1975

#94

2014

#1,375