Boys' name · since 1970
Dejan
317 babies named Dejan in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,278 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 317
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
317 boys have been named Dejan since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Dejan recorded 317 times among boys since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2021.
- #10,278 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 317 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dejan ranks #10,278 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 317 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,278 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 317
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dejan's 317 recorded births place it above 77.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Dejan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dejan's full recorded timeline at 1997, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dejan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2021
- Peak year (2000)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Dejan popularity over time - girls
13 total births recorded since 1996 (Dejan as girls' name)
Dejan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (117 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Dejan's strongest decade.
117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Dejan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
53 births
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
- 1990s
1990s
76 births
- 2000s
2000s
117 births
- 2010s 23
2010s
23 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 117 births (37% of all-time use).
Dejan by state
Where Dejan concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 23 | 7.3% |
23 of 317 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dejan's data
- Dejan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (117 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Dejans (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dejan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1970–2021 (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 Dejan 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.