How Many People Are Named Deby?
An estimated 201 people in the United States have the first name Deby. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 66 years old, and Deby peaked in popularity in 1959 with 29 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Deby as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Deby paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 66, Deby is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1970.
Estimated Living Americans
201
About 1 in 1,705,245 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
66
years old
Peak Year
1959
29 births
Total Registered
263
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Deby
Deby is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 263 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Deby as a female name
Ranked #10,573 in 1979
5 female births in 1979
Peak: 1959 (29 births)
Deby: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Deby span from the 1940s to the 1970s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 133 babies were registered. Deby has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Deby by Decade
How has Deby tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Deby by State
Deby + Last Name Combinations
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Names Similar to Deby
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Deby: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Deby?
We estimate approximately 201 people named Deby are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,705,245 Americans share this first name.
Is Deby a common name?
Deby is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 263 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Deby most popular?
Deby reached peak popularity in 1959, when 29 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Deby is approximately 66 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Deby a female name?
Deby is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Deby Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Deby Smith, Deby Johnson, Deby Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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