Is Debra a boy or girl name?
Debra is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 43 girls and 0 boys were named Debra, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 551,809 US babies named Debra were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,581
- Babies named Debra since 1914
- 551,809
- Most popular year
- 1955
- 50,635 babies
Boys and girls named Debra, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 41 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 94 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 468 | 100% |
| 1940s | 6 | 5,429 | 99.9% |
| 1950s | 591 | 341,347 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 410 | 153,771 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 109 | 34,604 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 31 | 9,824 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,125 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,213 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 547 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 199 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,581 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,584 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,839 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,562 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,455 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,011 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,218 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,448 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,113 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,932 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,087 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,330 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,639 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,735 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,518 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,381 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,234 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,787 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,763 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,860 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,520 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,565 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,379 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,343 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 164 | #1,210 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 187 | #1,073 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 205 | #986 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 213 | #932 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 226 | #875 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 257 | #776 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 308 | #683 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 356 | #631 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 353 | #639 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 478 | #496 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 542 | #454 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 555 | #438 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 618 | #388 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 641 | #366 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 776 | #309 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 917 | #273 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,536 | 1,020 | #245 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,214 | 1,084 | #229 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,311 | 1,313 | #209 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,620 | 1,342 | #202 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 1,558 | #177 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,268 | 1,688 | #166 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 1,870 | #147 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,704 | 1,961 | #146 |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,073 | 2,069 | #134 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,716 | 2,444 | #114 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,754 | 3,129 | #94 |
| 1973 | 17 | #2,333 | 3,652 | #84 |
| 1972 | 16 | #2,348 | 4,666 | #66 |
| 1971 | 21 | #1,996 | 5,928 | #57 |
| 1970 | 22 | #1,903 | 7,197 | #47 |
| 1969 | 35 | #1,359 | 7,952 | #43 |
| 1968 | 32 | #1,368 | 9,096 | #38 |
| 1967 | 20 | #1,768 | 10,217 | #38 |
| 1966 | 32 | #1,351 | 11,262 | #35 |
| 1965 | 36 | #1,280 | 13,098 | #27 |
| 1964 | 48 | #1,098 | 15,329 | #24 |
| 1963 | 35 | #1,323 | 17,335 | #21 |
| 1962 | 45 | #1,155 | 20,593 | #15 |
| 1961 | 52 | #1,085 | 22,161 | #13 |
| 1960 | 75 | #877 | 26,728 | #8 |
| 1959 | 67 | #942 | 31,387 | #7 |
| 1958 | 81 | #839 | 35,524 | #6 |
| 1957 | 72 | #892 | 42,727 | #4 |
| 1956 | 90 | #783 | 48,324 | #2 |
| 1955 | 75 | #848 | 50,560 | #4 |
| 1954 | 87 | #764 | 45,897 | #6 |
| 1953 | 52 | #1,002 | 36,855 | #7 |
| 1952 | 35 | #1,248 | 26,832 | #9 |
| 1951 | 24 | #1,530 | 17,065 | #18 |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,821 | 6,176 | #59 |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,395 | 2,392 | #134 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 1,125 | #218 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 679 | #303 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 417 | #369 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 205 | #511 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 219 | #485 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 102 | #769 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 107 | #720 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 98 | #709 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 85 | #752 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 74 | #798 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 60 | #915 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 79 | #770 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 56 | #913 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 52 | #960 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 51 | #968 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,163 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,493 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,039 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,038 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,026 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,649 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,738 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,736 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,987 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,734 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,177 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,187 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,058 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,376 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,303 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,802 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,583 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,950 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 5 | #3,747 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Debra reached #764 in 1954. As a girl name, it reached #2 in 1956. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Debra
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.