Girls' name · since 1992

Dejanai

Dejanai has 50 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#34,980 of 72,339
all-time among girls
50
born since 1992
1990s
peak decade

Dejanai sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 50 recorded since 1992.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dejanai has been recorded 50 times among girls since 1992, 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 1992 to 2005.

  • #34,980 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 50 born since 1992
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dejanai ranks #34,980 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 50 born since 1992, peaking in the 1990s.

#34,980 of 72,339
all-time among girls
50
born since 1992
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Dejanai's 50 recorded births place it above 51.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Dejanai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Dejanai's full recorded timeline at 1998, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Dejanai popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2005

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1996)
12
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
468101214 1992199519961998200320042005 5

Dejanai by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (33 births, 66% of the file).

1990s was Dejanai's strongest decade.

33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.

Dejanai births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 33 births (66% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dejanai?
Dejanai has been given to 50 babies in the U.S. since 1992, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #34,980 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2005. 12 babies were born in 1996, its single highest year.
Where does Dejanai sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dejanai ranks #34,980 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Dejanai most popular?
Dejanai was most popular in the 1990s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Dejanai been used?
The SSA has tracked Dejanai since 1992 -- 14 years through the most recent 2005 data.
What names are similar to Dejanai?
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.

What to do with Dejanai's data

  • Dejanai's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (33 total births) through the 2000s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Dejanai

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Dejanai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1992–2005 (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 Dejanai 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.