Debby
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- DEB-ee
- Origin
- Hebrew
Debby is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “bee”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Debby mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Debbie; pet form of Deborah
“bee”
A pet form of Deborah, the prophetess and judge of Israel in the Book of Judges.
Meaning borrowed from Debbie. More on Wiktionary.
Is Debby a girl's or a boy's name?
Debby is a girls' name.
How popular is Debby in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1959, with 890 girls. It first appears in the records in 1923.
Half of all the girls named Debby in the US since 1880 were born between 1955 and 1963, the years shaded on the chart below.
Debby in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 15 | #6,059 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 15 | #5,949 |
| 1992 | 15 | #6,001 |
| 1991 | 17 | #5,393 |
| 1990 | 18 | #5,055 |
| 1989 | 15 | #5,539 |
| 1988 | 11 | #6,661 |
| 1987 | 14 | #5,307 |
| 1986 | 15 | #4,961 |
| 1985 | 21 | #3,851 |
| 1984 | 25 | #3,328 |
| 1983 | 21 | #3,686 |
| 1982 | 26 | #3,259 |
| 1981 | 35 | #2,614 |
| 1980 | 33 | #2,749 |
| 1979 | 44 | #2,218 |
| 1978 | 44 | #2,125 |
| 1977 | 38 | #2,341 |
| 1976 | 27 | #2,791 |
| 1975 | 38 | #2,196 |
| 1974 | 52 | #1,733 |
| 1973 | 64 | #1,478 |
| 1972 | 60 | #1,541 |
| 1971 | 87 | #1,266 |
| 1970 | 110 | #1,083 |
| 1969 | 106 | #1,066 |
| 1968 | 120 | #947 |
| 1967 | 157 | #793 |
| 1966 | 183 | #728 |
| 1965 | 262 | #591 |
| 1964 | 332 | #542 |
| 1963 | 433 | #466 |
| 1962 | 503 | #434 |
| 1961 | 590 | #399 |
| 1960 | 668 | #372 |
| 1959 | 890 | #309 |
| 1958 | 795 | #333 |
| 1957 | 661 | #355 |
| 1956 | 461 | #424 |
| 1955 | 384 | #460 |
| 1954 | 303 | #509 |
| 1953 | 277 | #514 |
| 1952 | 244 | #548 |
| 1951 | 233 | #551 |
| 1950 | 212 | #571 |
| 1949 | 203 | #580 |
| 1948 | 207 | #582 |
| 1947 | 125 | #767 |
| 1946 | 75 | #960 |
| 1945 | 36 | #1,331 |
| 1944 | 28 | #1,544 |
| 1943 | 26 | #1,663 |
| 1942 | 29 | #1,533 |
| 1941 | 14 | #2,271 |
| 1940 | 7 | #3,501 |
| 1939 | 14 | #2,206 |
| 1938 | 11 | #2,578 |
| 1937 | 10 | #2,734 |
| 1936 | 15 | #2,032 |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,740 |
| 1934 | 5 | #4,284 |
| 1933 | 11 | #2,539 |
| 1932 | 12 | #2,488 |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,495 |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,548 |
| 1929 | 7 | #3,680 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,966 |
Names like Debby
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Penny, Deborah, Judy, Darcy, Nancy, Jenny, Holly, Sally, Judith, Mary, Michelle, Amy
Names related to Debby
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Debby: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/debby, updated 20 October 2026.