Recorded 1990–2010 Girls' name Peak 1999 201 births

Dejanay — girls' name

201 babies named Dejanay in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

201 girls have been named Dejanay since 1990, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2010.

201
total births
1990–2010
years on record
2000s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

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

1999
Single peak year

17 babies were named Dejanay in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dejanay

The Social Security Administration has registered 201 babies named Dejanay between 1990 and 2010, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dejanay currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dejanay performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 113 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dejanay shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dejanay in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dejanay 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 201 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.

Dejanay at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

201

Since 1990

21 years of records

Peak year

1999

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1990

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2010

Dejanay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1990

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1999)
17
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
05101520 20102007200420011998199519911990 7

Dejanay by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
113 births that decade — 56% of Dejanay's all-time total
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Dejanay by state

Where Dejanay concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dejanay
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.5%
California share of Dejanay's total US births 2.5%

5 of 201 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dejanay?
201 babies have been named Dejanay since 1990. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1999 with 17 births.
When was Dejanay most popular?
Dejanay was most popular in the 2000s decade with 113 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Dejanay most popular?
The top states for the name Dejanay are California (5 births).
How long has the name Dejanay been used?
Dejanay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 21 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Dejanay?
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, 1990–2010 (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.