Debra has been given to about 551,841 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1955, which makes it a midcentury name.
Its best year was 1955, when 50,638 babies were given the name, ranking 4th. The typical living American called Debra is about 68 years old today.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.