Recorded 1968–2021 Boys' name Peak 1995 451 births

Dejaun — boys' name

451 babies named Dejaun in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s251980s731990s1742000s1132010s542020s7
1990s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Dejaun was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

23 babies were named Dejaun in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dejaun

The Social Security Administration has registered 451 babies named Dejaun between 1968 and 2021, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dejaun currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dejaun performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 174 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Dejaun shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dejaun in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dejaun 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 451 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.

Dejaun at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

451

Since 1968

54 years of records

Peak year

1995

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1968

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2021

Dejaun popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1968

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1995)
23
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
0510152025 20212012200620001994198619801968 5

Dejaun by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
174 births that decade — 39% of Dejaun's all-time total
1960s51970s251980s731990s1742000s1132010s542020s7

Dejaun by state

Where Dejaun concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dejaun
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.1%
California share of Dejaun's total US births 1.1%

5 of 451 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dejaun?
451 babies have been named Dejaun since 1968. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1995 with 23 births.
When was Dejaun most popular?
Dejaun was most popular in the 1990s decade with 174 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Dejaun most popular?
The top states for the name Dejaun are California (5 births).
How long has the name Dejaun been used?
Dejaun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 54 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Dejaun?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dejuan, Dejon, Dejohn, Dejan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1968–2021 (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.