Recorded 1994–2023 Girls' name Peak 2006 394 births

Deajah — girls' name

394 babies named Deajah in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s812000s2262010s822020s5

The verdict

394 girls have been named Deajah since 1994, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2023.

394
total births
1994–2023
years on record
2000s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Deajah was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

34 babies were named Deajah in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deajah

The Social Security Administration has registered 394 babies named Deajah between 1994 and 2023, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deajah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deajah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 226 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Deajah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Deajah in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deajah 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 394 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.

Deajah at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

394

Since 1994

30 years of records

Peak year

2006

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1994

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2023

Deajah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1994

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2006)
34
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
010203040 2023201520102006200219981994 6

Deajah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
226 births that decade — 57% of Deajah's all-time total
1990s812000s2262010s822020s5

Deajah by state

Where Deajah concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Deajah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
10 2.5%
#2 Georgia
7 1.8%
Florida share of Deajah's total US births 2.5%
Even split

10 of 394 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deajah?
394 babies have been named Deajah since 1994. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2006 with 34 births.
When was Deajah most popular?
Deajah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 226 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Deajah most popular?
The top states for the name Deajah are Florida (10 births), Georgia (7 births).
How long has the name Deajah been used?
Deajah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 30 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Deajah?
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, 1994–2023 (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.