Girls' name · since 1989
Dejia
Dejia has 228 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,483 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 228
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dejia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 228 recorded since 1989.
Dejia has 228 recorded births among girls since 1989, 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 1989 to 2008.
- #18,483 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 228 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dejia ranks #18,483 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 228 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #18,483 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 228
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dejia's 228 recorded births place it above 74.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Dejia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dejia's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dejia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2008
- Peak year (1998)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Dejia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (117 births, 51% of the file).
1990s was Dejia's strongest decade.
117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Dejia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 9
1980s
9 births
- 1990s
1990s
117 births
- 2000s
2000s
102 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 117 births (51% of all-time use).
Dejia by state
Where Dejia concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 2.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 2.2% |
6 of 228 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Dejia's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (117 total births) through the 2000s (102) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Dejias (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dejia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~19 yrs)
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, 1989–2008 (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 Dejia 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.