Debby

Debby: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “bee”
Origin: Hebrew
Say it: DEB-ee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Diminutive spelling of Deborah or Debbie, from Hebrew Devorah 'bee'. Debby is a familiar English nickname form sometimes used independently.

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How popular is Debby?

20240 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Debby in 20240

Peak year1959

Total US babies since 18809,697

Debby was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Debby

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Deborahbee · Hebrew
Debrabee · Hebrew
Devorahbee · Hebrew
Deborabee · Hebrew
Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
Naomipleasantness · Hebrew

Debby questions

What does the name Debby mean?

Debby means "bee". It comes from Hebrew. Diminutive spelling of Deborah or Debbie, from Hebrew Devorah 'bee'. Debby is a familiar English nickname form sometimes used independently.

Is Debby a boy or girl name?

Debby is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Debby?

Debby was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1959.

How do you pronounce Debby?

Debby is usually pronounced DEB-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.