Girls' name · since 1988
Dejanee
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 265 babies named Dejanee, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,024 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 265
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dejanee sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 265 recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dejanee has been recorded 265 times among girls since 1988, 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 1988 to 2003.
- #17,024 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 265 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dejanee ranks #17,024 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 265 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #17,024 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 265
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dejanee's 265 recorded births place it above 76.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Dejanee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dejanee splits its recorded history at 1996: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2001 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dejanee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2003
- Peak year (1993)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Dejanee by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (179 births, 68% of the file).
1990s was Dejanee's strongest decade.
179 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Dejanee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
- 1990s
1990s
179 births
- 2000s 45
2000s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 179 births (68% of all-time use).
Dejanee by state
Where Dejanee concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 35 | 13.2% |
35 of 265 births nationwide.
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- Dejanee's decade-level peak was the 1990s (179 total births); usage has since declined to 45 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dejanees (35 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 Dejanee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1988–2003 (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 Dejanee 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.