Girls' name · since 1990
Dejanay
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.
- #19,757 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 201
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dejanay is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 201 have been recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dejanay has been recorded 201 times among girls since 1990, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1990 to 2010.
- #19,757 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 201 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dejanay ranks #19,757 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 201 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #19,757 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 201
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dejanay's 201 recorded births place it above 72.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Dejanay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dejanay splits its recorded history at 2001: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dejanay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2010
- Peak year (1999)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Dejanay by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (113 births, 56% of the file).
2000s was Dejanay's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Dejanay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
83 births
- 2000s
2000s
113 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 113 births (56% of all-time use).
Dejanay by state
Where Dejanay concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.5% |
5 of 201 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dejanay's data
- Dejanay's decade-level peak was the 2000s (113 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dejanays (5 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 Dejanay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1990–2010 (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 Dejanay 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.