Recorded 1988–2021 Girls' name Peak 1999 433 births

Deaja — girls' name

433 babies named Deaja in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s1422000s2082010s652020s6

The verdict

433 girls have been named Deaja since 1988, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2021.

433
total births
1988–2021
years on record
2000s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Deaja was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

32 babies were named Deaja in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deaja

The Social Security Administration has registered 433 babies named Deaja between 1988 and 2021, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deaja currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deaja performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 208 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Deaja shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deaja in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 433 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Deaja at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

433

Since 1988

34 years of records

Peak year

1999

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1988

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2021

Deaja popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1988

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1999)
32
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
010203040 202120142010200620021998199419891988 7

Deaja by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
208 births that decade — 48% of Deaja's all-time total
1980s121990s1422000s2082010s652020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deaja?
433 babies have been named Deaja since 1988. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1999 with 32 births.
When was Deaja most popular?
Deaja was most popular in the 2000s decade with 208 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Deaja been used?
Deaja has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 34 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Deaja?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Deanna, Deana, Deanne, Deann, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.