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How popular is the name Debra?
Births per year, rank history and how many Debras are alive today.
Debra (female), once a common girls' name, is now rarely given to new babies in England and Wales: just 4 in 2025, ranked 4867th. This spelling of the name peaked in 1964, when around 1,800 babies were given the name, the 32nd most popular that year. It has declined since 1964; the 2025 figure is roughly 1% of its peak. At least 13,000 babies have been named Debra in England and Wales since 1964. Figures before 1996 are estimates. Debra is one spelling of a name also recorded as Debora; the combined figures below cover every spelling.
Across all spellings of the name, the Debra you are most likely to meet is around 62 years old. Half of all Debras born in England and Wales are between 57 and 66, and there are at least 25,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 7.6% chance that at least one of them will be called Debra.
How many babies are named Debra each year?
Includes all spellings: Debra, Debora. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Debra spelling rank?
Where does the Debora spelling rank?
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
When was the name Debra most popular?
Debra peaked in 1964, when around 1,800 babies in England and Wales were given the name across all spellings.
How many people are called Debra?
At least 25,000 people named Debra in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Debra?
Most living Debras are between 57 and 66; the most common age is about 62.
Is Debra becoming more or less popular?
Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.