Girls' name · since 1995
Deijah
Deijah has 283 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,410 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 283
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
283 girls have been named Deijah since 1995, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deijah has been recorded 283 times among girls since 1995, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2016.
- #16,410 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 283 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deijah ranks #16,410 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 283 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,410 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 283
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Deijah's 283 recorded births place it above 77.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Deijah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Deijah splits its recorded history at 2005: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2005 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Deijah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2016
- Peak year (1999)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Deijah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (133 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Deijah's strongest decade.
133 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Deijah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
95 births
- 2000s
2000s
133 births
- 2010s
2010s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 133 births (47% of all-time use).
Deijah by state
Where Deijah concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.8% |
5 of 283 births nationwide.
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What to do with Deijah's data
- Deijah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (133 total births) through the 2010s (55) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Deijahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Deijah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~21 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1995–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Deijah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.