Recorded 1990–2015 Girls' name Peak 1997 275 births

Dejanique — girls' name

275 babies named Dejanique in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1572000s1082010s10
1990s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Dejanique was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

29 babies were named Dejanique in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dejanique

The Social Security Administration has registered 275 babies named Dejanique between 1990 and 2015, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dejanique currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dejanique performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 157 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dejanique shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Dejanique in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dejanique 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 275 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.

Dejanique at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

275

Since 1990

26 years of records

Peak year

1997

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1990

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2015

Dejanique popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1990

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1997)
29
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
010203040 20152007200420011998199519921990 5

Dejanique by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
157 births that decade — 57% of Dejanique's all-time total
1990s1572000s1082010s10

Dejanique by state

Where Dejanique concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Dejanique
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 4.0%
#2 Texas
5 1.8%
California share of Dejanique's total US births 4.0%
Even split

11 of 275 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dejanique?
275 babies have been named Dejanique since 1990. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1997 with 29 births.
When was Dejanique most popular?
Dejanique was most popular in the 1990s decade with 157 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Dejanique most popular?
The top states for the name Dejanique are California (11 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Dejanique been used?
Dejanique has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 26 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Dejanique?
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, 1990–2015 (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.