Recorded 1989–2008 Girls' name Peak 1998 228 births

Dejia — girls' name

228 babies named Dejia in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s91990s1172000s102

The verdict

228 girls have been named Dejia since 1989, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2008.

228
total births
1989–2008
years on record
1990s
peak decade
51%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Dejia was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

28 babies were named Dejia in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dejia

The Social Security Administration has registered 228 babies named Dejia between 1989 and 2008, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dejia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dejia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 117 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dejia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Dejia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dejia 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 228 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.

Dejia at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

228

Since 1989

20 years of records

Peak year

1998

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1989

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2008

Dejia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1989

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1998)
28
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
0102030 200820052003200119991997199519911989 9

Dejia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
117 births that decade — 51% of Dejia's all-time total
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Dejia by state

Where Dejia concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Dejia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 2.6%
#2 Texas
5 2.2%
California share of Dejia's total US births 2.6%
Even split

6 of 228 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dejia?
228 babies have been named Dejia since 1989. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1998 with 28 births.
When was Dejia most popular?
Dejia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Dejia most popular?
The top states for the name Dejia are California (6 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Dejia been used?
Dejia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 20 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Dejia?
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, 1989–2008 (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.