US rank #9161 Boys' name Peak 1997 435 births

Dejohn — #9161 US boys' name

435 babies named Dejohn in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s151980s331990s1682000s1492010s542020s16
#9161
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 36% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Dejohn was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

23 babies were named Dejohn in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dejohn

The Social Security Administration has registered 435 babies named Dejohn between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dejohn currently holds the #9161 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dejohn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 168 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Dejohn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 27 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dejohn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dejohn 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 435 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.

Dejohn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

435

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

1997

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#9,161

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dejohn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1997)
23
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
0510152025 202420152009200419991994198919781974 5

Dejohn by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
168 births that decade — 39% of Dejohn's all-time total
1970s151980s331990s1682000s1492010s542020s16

Dejohn by state

Where Dejohn concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dejohn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
27 6.2%
California share of Dejohn's total US births 6.2%

27 of 435 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dejohn?
435 babies have been named Dejohn since 1974. It currently ranks #9161 among boys. The peak year was 1997 with 23 births.
When was Dejohn most popular?
Dejohn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 168 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Dejohn most popular?
The top states for the name Dejohn are California (27 births).
How long has the name Dejohn been used?
Dejohn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dejohn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dejuan, Dejon, Dejaun, Dejan, 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, 1974–2024 (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.