Deb

Where Deb comes from

Shortening.
— Wiktionary's entry for Deb
  • 1 syllable
Along the way
  1. 1951
    Deb Fischer born
    American politician
  2. 1953
    First appearance
    #4,595 among girls, 7 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1958
    Peak, #642
    236 babies named Deb — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1960
    Deb Haaland born
    American politician
  5. 1962
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,058.
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the female given name Deborah.
Namesakes
  • Deb Haaland · American politician, born 1960
  • Deb Fischer · American politician, born 1951
  • Deb Adair · Film sound engineer, born 1966
  • Deb Mell · American politician, born 1968
  • Deb Covey · Canadian field hockey player-coach, born 1961

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.