Debra Paget
There are approximately 1 people named Debra Paget living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Debra with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Paget. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Debra
414K
Alive today
Named Paget
1.0K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 414K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1955
Average age: 66
Estimated bearers: 1.0K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #27,556
Per 100K: 0.30
Top ancestry: White (91.3%)
First name trend
Debra: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Debra. The peak year was 1955 with 50,635 births. The average person named Debra today is 66 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Paget surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Paget, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 91.3%.
- White91.3%
- Hispanic or Latino4.2%
- Two or more races1.8%
- Black or African American1.7%
- Unknown or suppressed0.9%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Debra has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1208% of the US population, based on 413,951 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Paget appears at a rate of 0.30 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0003%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Debra Paget. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Debra
FAQ
Debra Paget: questions and answers
How many people are named Debra Paget?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Debra Paget. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1208%) with the surname frequency (0.30 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Debra Paget?
We classify Debra Paget as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Debra a male or female name?
Debra is predominantly female. Out of 551,809 total SSA registrations, 0.2% were male and 99.8% were female. See the full Debra profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.