The baby name Debra appears in baby name data for the United States from 1926 to 2024. It was most popular in 1955 with 62,211 babies given the name.
Over the period shown, Debra has stayed at a similar level of popularity.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1926 | 10 |
| 1932 | 5 |
| 1933 | 5 |
| 1934 | 26 |
| 1935 | 21 |
| 1936 | 12 |
| 1937 | 35 |
| 1938 | 33 |
| 1939 | 41 |
| 1940 | 25 |
| 1941 | 60 |
| 1942 | 60 |
| 1943 | 67 |
| 1944 | 152 |
| 1945 | 154 |
| 1946 | 439 |
| 1947 | 766 |
| 1948 | 1,348 |
| 1949 | 2,916 |
| 1950 | 7,699 |
| 1951 | 22,453 |
| 1952 | 36,286 |
| 1953 | 48,652 |
| 1954 | 56,935 |
| 1954 | 36 |
| 1955 | 62,211 |
| 1955 | 29 |
| 1956 | 60,899 |
| 1956 | 29 |
| 1957 | 51,467 |
| 1957 | 39 |
| 1958 | 45,333 |
| 1958 | 44 |
| 1959 | 40,302 |
| 1959 | 26 |
| 1960 | 35,172 |
| 1960 | 54 |
| 1961 | 29,395 |
| 1961 | 5 |
| 1962 | 27,320 |
| 1962 | 12 |
| 1963 | 19,768 |
| 1964 | 18,103 |
| 1965 | 15,288 |
| 1966 | 12,966 |
| 1967 | 12,004 |
| 1968 | 10,942 |
| 1969 | 9,606 |
| 1970 | 8,731 |
| 1970 | 6 |
| 1971 | 7,132 |
| 1972 | 5,703 |
| 1973 | 4,399 |
| 1974 | 3,705 |
| 1975 | 2,926 |
| 1976 | 2,398 |
| 1977 | 2,457 |
| 1978 | 2,334 |
| 1979 | 2,065 |
| 1980 | 1,830 |
| 1981 | 1,509 |
| 1982 | 1,402 |
| 1983 | 1,195 |
| 1984 | 1,148 |
| 1985 | 1,033 |
| 1986 | 949 |
| 1987 | 747 |
| 1988 | 718 |
| 1989 | 660 |
| 1990 | 520 |
| 1991 | 543 |
| 1992 | 324 |
| 1993 | 370 |
| 1994 | 293 |
| 1995 | 204 |
| 1996 | 189 |
| 1997 | 181 |
| 1998 | 164 |
| 1999 | 147 |
| 2000 | 99 |
| 2001 | 83 |
| 2002 | 70 |
| 2003 | 74 |
| 2004 | 116 |
| 2005 | 80 |
| 2006 | 65 |
| 2007 | 55 |
| 2008 | 48 |
| 2009 | 21 |
| 2010 | 23 |
| 2011 | 15 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2016 | 32 |
| 2017 | 33 |
| 2018 | 22 |
| 2019 | 27 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2024 | 30 |