Recorded 1991–1998 Girls' name Peak 1995 100 births

Dejanira — girls' name

100 babies named Dejanira in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s100

The verdict

100 girls have been named Dejanira since 1991, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1998.

100
total births
1991–1998
years on record
1990s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Dejanira was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

36 babies were named Dejanira in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dejanira

The Social Security Administration has registered 100 babies named Dejanira between 1991 and 1998, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dejanira currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dejanira performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dejanira in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dejanira 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 100 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.

Dejanira at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

100

Since 1991

8 years of records

Peak year

1995

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1991

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1998

Dejanira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1991

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1995)
36
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
010203040 1998199719961995199419931991 8

Dejanira by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
100 births that decade — 100% of Dejanira's all-time total
1990s100

Dejanira by state

Where Dejanira concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dejanira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 6.0%
Texas share of Dejanira's total US births 6.0%

6 of 100 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dejanira?
100 babies have been named Dejanira since 1991. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1995 with 36 births.
When was Dejanira most popular?
Dejanira was most popular in the 1990s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Dejanira most popular?
The top states for the name Dejanira are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Dejanira been used?
Dejanira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 8 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Dejanira?
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, 1991–1998 (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.