Over the past 110 years, 243 boys and 547 793 girls have been named Debra. The name Debra ranks 4353th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Debra in 1953. The peak of popularity of the name Debra came in the 1960s and 1970s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.