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How popular is the name Debbie?
Births per year, rank history and how many Debbies are alive today.
Debbie (female) is a shortened form of the name Deborah. Although Debbie itself was given to 12 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 2278th as a registered name), most Debbies are registered as Deborah, which ranked 580th in 2025 with 68 babies.
Most people called Debbie are registered as Deborah, and share that name's profile: the Deborah you are most likely to meet is around 62 years old. Half of all Deborahs born in England and Wales are between 57 and 65, and there are at least 140,000 of them alive today. Only some Deborahs go by Debbie.
How many babies are named Debbie or Deborah each year?
Combined registrations of Deborah, Debbie. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Deborah rank as a registered name?
Where does Debbie rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Debbie short for Deborah?
Yes - Debbie is a shortened form of Deborah. Debbies are usually registered as Deborah at birth.
When was the name Debbie most popular?
The full name Deborah peaked in 1964, when around 12,300 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Debbie itself peaked as a registered name in 1964, with 431 babies.
How many people are called Debbie?
There's no official count of people who go by Debbie, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 140,000 people registered as Deborah born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Debbie.
How old is the typical Debbie?
Most people called Debbie are registered as Deborah. Most living Deborahs are between 57 and 65; the most common age is about 62.
Is Debbie becoming more or less popular?
Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.