Girls' name · since 1987
Dejanae
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 1,111 babies named Dejanae, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,973 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,527 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,111
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dejanae currently ranks #15527 among girls' names in America, with 1,111 babies recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dejanae has been recorded 1,111 times among girls since 1987, currently ranked #15527 nationally and more common than 10% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #6,973 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,527 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,111 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dejanae ranks #6,973 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,527 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,111 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,973 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,527 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,111
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dejanae's 1,111 recorded births place it above 90.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Dejanae compares
1,111 Top 30% higher than 70% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dejanae's all-time total is 195% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dejanae | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,111 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 75 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dejanae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dejanae's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 26% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 74%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 75, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dejanae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 75
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Dejanae by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (491 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Dejanae's strongest decade.
491 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Dejanae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s
1990s
429 births
- 2000s
2000s
491 births
- 2010s 126
2010s
126 births
- 2020s 50
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 491 births (44% of all-time use).
How Dejanae compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dejanae's total volume
Dejanae by state
Where Dejanae concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 169 | 15.2% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 78 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 47 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Texas | | 39 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 22 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 12 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Florida | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #8 | New York | | 6 | 0.5% |
169 of 1,111 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Dejanae appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dejanae's data
- Dejanae's decade-level peak was the 2000s (491 total births); usage has since declined to 50 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dejanaes (169 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Dejanae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Dejanae 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.