Debbie (or Deb) is a fairly common given name, usually feminine, short for Deborah (or Debra) (which means "bee" in Hebrew) and is popular in most English-speaking countries. It reached its height of popularity in the United States in the 1970s.

Notable people

• Debbie Allen - American actress, choreographer and director
• Debbie Armstrong - American athlete
• Debbie Brill - Canadian high jumper
• Debbie Cook - Californian politician, Mayor of Huntington Beach, California.
• Deborah Cox - Canadian R&B singer
• Debra DiGiovanni - Canadian comedian
• Debbie Fuller - a Canadian diver
• Deborah "Debbie" Gibson - American pop singer
• Déborah Gyurscek - Uruguayan pole vaulter
• Deborah "Debbie" Harry - the lead singer from the band Blondie
• Debbie Matenopoulos an American television personality and actress.
• Debbie Meyer - American swimmer
• Debbie Pettibone - member of America-cubed sailing team that competed for the America's Cup in 1995
• Debbie Reynolds - an American actress (born Mary Francis Reynolds) chose "Debbie" as her stage name
• Deborah Sampson- First American female soldier
• Debbie Stabenow - American legislator
• Debbie Turner- Miss Missouri who was crowned Miss America in 1990.
• Debbie Turner- former child actor who portrayed Marta von Trapp in 'The Sound of Music'.
• Debby Ryan- American actress

Fictional Characters

• Debbie Dingle (portrayed by Charley Webb) - a recurring character in the British soap opera, Emmerdale.
• Debbie Gallagher (portrayed by Rebecca Ryan) - one of the lead characters in British television drama, Shameless.
• Debbie Dean (portrayed by Jodi Albert) character in long British show Hollyoaks

In Israel

The name in its original Biblical form, "Dvora" (דבורה) is a common female name in contemporary Israel, including:

• Dvora Baron - writer
• Dvora Bartonov - musician
• Dvora Ben-Shir - writer
• Justice Dvora Berliner of the Israeli Supreme Court
• Dvora Silverstein - writer