Debbie - Meaning of the name

[ 2 syll. deb-bie, de-bb-ie ] The girl name Debbie is pronounced as DEHBiy †. Debbie is an English name of Hebrew origin. Debbie is a pet form of the name Deborah (English, French, German, and Hebrew).

Debbie is rare as a baby name for girls. At the peak of its usage in 1959, 0.940% of baby girls were given the name Debbie. Its ranking then was #20. The baby name has since suffered a marked fall in popularity, and is now of very light use. Out of the group of girl names directly linked to Debbie, Deborah was the most popular in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Debbie include Debbi (English), Debby (English), Debi (English), Deby (English), Daffi (English), Daffie (English), Daffy (English), Debbye, Deva (Indian), Devee (English), Devi (English and Indian), Deyvi (English), Dibby, Dipuo (Sotho), Diva (English), Divya (Indian), Doba, Dovie (English), Duffey, and Duffie.

Details of famous persons named Debbie:
Actress Debbie Reynolds, born Mary Frances Reynolds, April 1, 1932, El Paso, Texas.
Singer Deborah (Debbie) Harry, born 1 July 1945, Miami, Florida.
Singer Debbie Gibson, born Deborah Ann Gibson, August 31, 1970, Brooklyn, New York.
TV Personality Debbie Matenopoulos, Richmond, Virginia.

† Pronunciation for Debbie: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

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for Debbie
from 1900 to 2008

Variant Popularity Chart
for Debbie
in 2008