US rank #7336 Girls' name Peak 1999 3,163 births

Dejah — #7336 US girls' name

3,163 babies named Dejah in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#7336
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 58% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Dejah was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

341 babies were named Dejah in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dejah

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,163 babies named Dejah between 1973 and 2024, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dejah currently holds the #7336 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 341 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dejah performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 1,289 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Dejah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 272 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Dejah in 26 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dejah 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 3,163 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.

Dejah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,163

Since 1973

52 years of records

Peak year

1999

341 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#7,336

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1973

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dejah popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1973

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
341
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
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Dejah popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1998 (Dejah as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1998 5

Dejah by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
1,289 births that decade — 41% of Dejah's all-time total
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Dejah by state

Where Dejah concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Dejah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
272 8.6%
#2 Illinois
239 7.6%
#3 Texas
209 6.6%
#4 Florida
163 5.2%
#5 Virginia
133 4.2%
#6 Georgia
116 3.7%
#7 Pennsylvania
101 3.2%
#8 North Carolina
87 2.8%
California share of Dejah's total US births 8.6%
Even split

272 of 3,163 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.

Dejah appears in 26 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dejah?
3,163 babies have been named Dejah since 1973. It currently ranks #7336 among girls. The peak year was 1999 with 341 births.
When was Dejah most popular?
Dejah was most popular in the 1990s decade with 1,289 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Dejah most popular?
The top states for the name Dejah are California (272 births), Illinois (239 births), Texas (209 births).
How long has the name Dejah been used?
Dejah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 52 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dejah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Deja, Dejanae, Dejuana, Dejanique, 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, 1973–2024 (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.