Is Deb a boy or girl name?

Deb is a girl’s name. Of the 1,450 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Deb

Recorded 1953–1972 · United States

Deb was most popular in 1958, when 236 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,128 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,450 people named Deb.

Deb over time

Births per year. The dot marks Deb’s peak in 1958. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Deb a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Deb is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,450 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Deb

Where Deb is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org