Girls' name · since 1991
Dejana
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 172 babies named Dejana, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,365 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 172
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dejana sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 172 recorded since 1991.
Dejana has 172 recorded births among girls since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2009.
- #21,365 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 172 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dejana ranks #21,365 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 172 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #21,365 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 172
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dejana's 172 recorded births place it above 70.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Dejana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dejana's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dejana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2009
- Peak year (1997)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Dejana by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (96 births, 56% of the file).
2000s was Dejana's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Dejana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
76 births
- 2000s
2000s
96 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 96 births (56% of all-time use).
Dejana by state
Where Dejana concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 5 | 2.9% |
5 of 172 births nationwide.
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- Illinois records the most Dejanas (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Dejana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~18 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, 1991–2009 (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 Dejana 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.