Boys' name · since 1966
Dejon
2,606 babies named Dejon in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,791 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,449 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,606
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dejon is the #5449 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,606 recorded since 1966.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dejon has been recorded 2,606 times among boys since 1966, currently ranked #5449 nationally and more common than 61% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #2,791 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,449 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,606 born since 1966
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dejon ranks #2,791 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,449 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,606 born since 1966, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,791 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,449 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,606
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dejon's 2,606 recorded births place it above 93.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Dejon compares
2,606 Top 19% higher than 81% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dejon's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dejon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,606 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 123 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dejon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dejon's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 123, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dejon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 123
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Dejon popularity over time - girls
77 total births recorded since 1970 (Dejon as girls' name)
Dejon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,071 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Dejon's strongest decade.
1,071 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Dejon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s 71
1970s
71 births
- 1980s 287
1980s
287 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,071 births
- 2000s
2000s
739 births
- 2010s 310
2010s
310 births
- 2020s 121
2020s
121 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,071 births (41% of all-time use).
How Dejon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dejon's total volume
Dejon by state
Where Dejon concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 577 | 22.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 117 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 111 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Texas | | 64 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 62 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 53 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Florida | | 47 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 44 | 1.7% |
577 of 2,606 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Dejon appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dejon's data
- Dejon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,071 total births); usage has since declined to 121 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dejons (577 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dejon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1966–2025 (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 Dejon 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.