Girls' name · since 1993
Dejai
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 75 babies named Dejai, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,312 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 75
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dejai sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 75 recorded since 1993.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dejai has been recorded 75 times among girls since 1993, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2008.
- #30,312 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 75 born since 1993
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dejai ranks #30,312 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 75 born since 1993, peaking in the 1990s.
- #30,312 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 75
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dejai's 75 recorded births place it above 57.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dejai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dejai's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dejai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2008
- Peak year (1996)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Dejai by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (45 births, 60% of the file).
1990s was Dejai's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Dejai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
45 births
- 2000s
2000s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 45 births (60% of all-time use).
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- Dejai's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (45 total births) through the 2000s (30) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dejai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1993–2008 (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 Dejai 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.