Boys' name · since 1974
Dejohn
Dejohn has 435 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,571 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 435
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dejohn sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 435 recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Dejohn recorded 435 times among boys since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2024.
- #8,571 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 435 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dejohn ranks #8,571 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 435 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,571 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 435
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dejohn's 435 recorded births place it above 81.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Dejohn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dejohn's full recorded timeline at 2001, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dejohn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2024
- Peak year (1997)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Dejohn by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (168 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Dejohn's strongest decade.
168 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Dejohn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s 33
1980s
33 births
- 1990s
1990s
168 births
- 2000s
2000s
149 births
- 2010s 54
2010s
54 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 168 births (39% of all-time use).
Dejohn by state
Where Dejohn concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 27 | 6.2% |
27 of 435 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dejohn's data
- Dejohn's decade-level peak was the 1990s (168 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dejohns (27 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 Dejohn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1974–2024 (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 Dejohn 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.