Recorded 1993–2008 Boys' name Peak 2000 87 births

Dejion — boys' name

87 babies named Dejion in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

87 boys have been named Dejion since 1993, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2008.

87
total births
1993–2008
years on record
2000s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Dejion was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

13 babies were named Dejion in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dejion

The Social Security Administration has registered 87 babies named Dejion between 1993 and 2008, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dejion currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dejion performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dejion shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dejion 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 87 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.

Dejion at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

87

Since 1993

16 years of records

Peak year

2000

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1993

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2008

Dejion popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1993

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2000)
13
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
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Dejion by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
45 births that decade — 52% of Dejion's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dejion?
87 babies have been named Dejion since 1993. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2000 with 13 births.
When was Dejion most popular?
Dejion was most popular in the 2000s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Dejion been used?
Dejion has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 16 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Dejion?
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, 1993–2008 (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.