girl's name

Debi

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 3,836

Scotland

#667

1990 births

Debi is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2006 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1958, when 504 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1946.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Debi over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2006, not a full ten years.

1,857
'40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Debi by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1940s 49
1950s 1,857
1960s 1,493
1970s 270
1980s 115
1990s 28
2000s (to 2006) 11

How popular is Debi?

In 2006, Debi was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Debi is used

Scotland #667 3 in 1990
United States #15,714 6 in 2006

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Debi

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Debi also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Debi over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Debi

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Debi — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Debi

How popular is the name Debi?

In 2006, Debi was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Debi a girl's or a boy's name?

Debi is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Debi?

Debi has 2 syllables.

When was Debi most popular?

Debi peaked in 1958, when 504 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.