Boys' name · since 1993

Dejonte

Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 55 babies named Dejonte, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#21,494 of 45,481
all-time among boys
55
born since 1993
1990s
peak decade

55 boys have been named Dejonte since 1993, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Dejonte has 55 recorded births among boys since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1993 to 2001.

  • #21,494 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 55 born since 1993
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dejonte ranks #21,494 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 55 born since 1993, peaking in the 1990s.

#21,494 of 45,481
all-time among boys
55
born since 1993
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Dejonte's 55 recorded births place it above 52.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Dejonte's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Dejonte splits its recorded history at 1997: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Dejonte popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2001

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1997)
12
Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
468101214 1993199519961997199819992001 5

Dejonte by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (50 births, 91% of the file).

1990s was Dejonte's strongest decade.

50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 91% of all-time use.

Dejonte births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 50 births (91% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dejonte? ▼
Dejonte has been given to 55 babies in the U.S. since 1993, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #21,494 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2001. 12 babies were born in 1997, its single highest year.
Where does Dejonte sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dejonte ranks #21,494 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Dejonte most popular? ▼
Dejonte was most popular in the 1990s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Dejonte been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Dejonte since 1993 -- 9 years through the most recent 2001 data.
What names are similar to Dejonte? ▼
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.

What to do with Dejonte's data

  • Dejonte's decade-level peak was the 1990s (50 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Dejonte

Nearby Names Like Dejonte

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dejonte

Dejuan Boy
#3874 5,520 births
Dejon Boy
#5449 2,606 births
Dejaun Boy
#8379 460 births
Dejohn Boy
435 births
Dejan Boy
317 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Dejonte: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1993–2001 (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 Dejonte 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.