Recorded 1995–2016 Girls' name Peak 1999 283 births

Deijah — girls' name

283 babies named Deijah in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s952000s1332010s55

The verdict

283 girls have been named Deijah since 1995, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2016.

283
total births
1995–2016
years on record
2000s
peak decade
47%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Deijah was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

25 babies were named Deijah in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deijah

The Social Security Administration has registered 283 babies named Deijah between 1995 and 2016, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deijah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deijah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 133 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Deijah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Deijah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deijah 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 283 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.

Deijah at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

283

Since 1995

22 years of records

Peak year

1999

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1995

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2016

Deijah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1995

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1999)
25
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
51015202530 20162012200920062003200019971995 13

Deijah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
133 births that decade — 47% of Deijah's all-time total
1990s952000s1332010s55

Deijah by state

Where Deijah concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Deijah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 1.8%
Georgia share of Deijah's total US births 1.8%

5 of 283 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deijah?
283 babies have been named Deijah since 1995. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1999 with 25 births.
When was Deijah most popular?
Deijah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 133 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Deijah most popular?
The top states for the name Deijah are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Deijah been used?
Deijah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 22 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Deijah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Deirdre, Deidre, Deidra, Deisy, 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, 1995–2016 (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.