Recorded 1995–2003 Girls' name Peak 1998 70 births

Dejae — girls' name

70 babies named Dejae in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s502000s20

The verdict

70 girls have been named Dejae since 1995, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2003.

70
total births
1995–2003
years on record
1990s
peak decade
71%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Dejae was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

13 babies were named Dejae in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dejae

The Social Security Administration has registered 70 babies named Dejae between 1995 and 2003, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dejae currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dejae performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dejae shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dejae 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 70 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.

Dejae at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

70

Since 1995

9 years of records

Peak year

1998

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1995

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2003

Dejae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1995

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1998)
13
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
468101214 20032002200119991998199719961995 7

Dejae by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
50 births that decade — 71% of Dejae's all-time total
1990s502000s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dejae?
70 babies have been named Dejae since 1995. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1998 with 13 births.
When was Dejae most popular?
Dejae was most popular in the 1990s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Dejae been used?
Dejae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 9 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Dejae?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Deja, Dejah, Dejanae, Dejuana, 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, 1995–2003 (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.