Girls' name · since 1995

Dejanna

28 babies named Dejanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#41,686 of 72,339
all-time among girls
28
born since 1995
1990s
peak decade

28 girls have been named Dejanna since 1995, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Dejanna has 28 recorded births among girls since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2000.

  • #41,686 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 28 born since 1995
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dejanna ranks #41,686 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1995, peaking in the 1990s.

#41,686 of 72,339
all-time among girls
28
born since 1995
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Dejanna's 28 recorded births place it above 41.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Dejanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Dejanna's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Dejanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2000

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (2000)
7
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19951997199819992000 7

Dejanna by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (21 births, 75% of the file).

1990s was Dejanna's strongest decade.

21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.

Dejanna births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 21 births (75% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dejanna?
Dejanna has been given to 28 babies in the U.S. since 1995, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #41,686 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2000. 7 babies were born in 2000, its single highest year.
Where does Dejanna sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dejanna ranks #41,686 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Dejanna most popular?
Dejanna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Dejanna been used?
The SSA has tracked Dejanna since 1995 -- 6 years through the most recent 2000 data.
What names are similar to Dejanna?
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.

What to do with Dejanna's data

  • Dejanna's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (21 total births) through the 2000s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Dejanna

Nearby Names Like Dejanna

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dejanna

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Dejanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1995–2000 (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 Dejanna 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.