Recorded 1991–2009 Girls' name Peak 1997 172 births

Dejana — girls' name

172 babies named Dejana in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s762000s96

The verdict

172 girls have been named Dejana since 1991, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2009.

172
total births
1991–2009
years on record
2000s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Dejana was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

16 babies were named Dejana in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dejana

The Social Security Administration has registered 172 babies named Dejana between 1991 and 2009, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dejana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dejana performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dejana shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dejana in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dejana 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 172 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.

Dejana at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

172

Since 1991

19 years of records

Peak year

1997

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1991

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2009

Dejana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1991

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1997)
16
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
05101520 2009200620032000199719931991 7

Dejana by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
96 births that decade — 56% of Dejana's all-time total
1990s762000s96

Dejana by state

Where Dejana concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dejana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 2.9%
Illinois share of Dejana's total US births 2.9%

5 of 172 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dejana?
172 babies have been named Dejana since 1991. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1997 with 16 births.
When was Dejana most popular?
Dejana was most popular in the 2000s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Dejana most popular?
The top states for the name Dejana are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Dejana been used?
Dejana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 19 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Dejana?
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, 1991–2009 (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.