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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Deb

Deb was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1958, when it ranked 642nd with 236 babies. More babies were named Deb in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1958236 babies
Total since 1880
1,450babies recorded

Deb popularity since 1880

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Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
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How popular is Deb, counting every spelling?

Deb has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Deb?

About 1,200 people born in the US named Deb are alive today, with a median age of 67; half are between 65 and 68. That makes Deb a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Deb by state

How common Deb was among girls born in each state in 1956–1960, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Michigan (5.0×), Nebraska (4.5×), Minnesota (3.8×), Iowa (3.8×), Ohio (2.9×). In 38 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesWI0.15Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesWA0.04Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.34 per 1,000 babiesMN0.34Illinois: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesIL0.07Michigan: 0.45 per 1,000 babiesMI0.45New York: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNY0.03Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: 0.45 per 1,000 babiesSD0.45Iowa: 0.34 per 1,000 babiesIA0.34Indiana: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesIN0.19Ohio: 0.27 per 1,000 babiesOH0.27Pennsylvania: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesPA0.14New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesCA0.02Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: 0.41 per 1,000 babiesNE0.41Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Deb, girls, 1956–1960. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Deb: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Deb, they share its era and feel.

Deb is also a nickname for Deborah and Debra.

Questions about the name Deb

How popular is the name Deb?

Deb was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1958, when it ranked 642nd with 236 babies. More babies were named Deb in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Deb a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,450 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Deb most popular?

In 1956–1960, Deb was most common in Michigan (0.45 per 1,000 girls), followed by South Dakota and Nebraska.