Recorded 1982–2022 Boys' name Peak 1999 198 births

Dejean — boys' name

198 babies named Dejean in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s171990s792000s792010s172020s6

The verdict

198 boys have been named Dejean since 1982, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2022.

198
total births
1982–2022
years on record
1990s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Dejean was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

17 babies were named Dejean in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dejean

The Social Security Administration has registered 198 babies named Dejean between 1982 and 2022, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dejean currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dejean performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dejean shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dejean 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 198 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.

Dejean at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

198

Since 1982

41 years of records

Peak year

1999

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1982

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2022

Dejean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1982

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1999)
17
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Dejean by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
79 births that decade — 40% of Dejean's all-time total
1980s171990s792000s792010s172020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dejean?
198 babies have been named Dejean since 1982. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1999 with 17 births.
When was Dejean most popular?
Dejean was most popular in the 1990s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Dejean been used?
Dejean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 41 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Dejean?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dejuan, Dejon, Dejaun, Dejohn, 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, 1982–2022 (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.