Boys' name · since 1993
Dejoun
Dejoun has 21 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,567 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dejoun is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 21 have been recorded since 1993.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dejoun has been recorded 21 times among boys since 1993, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1993 to 2000.
- #28,567 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 21 born since 1993
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dejoun ranks #28,567 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1993, peaking in the 1990s.
- #28,567 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dejoun's 21 recorded births place it above 36.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dejoun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dejoun's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dejoun popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2000
- Peak year (1993)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Dejoun by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (16 births, 76% of the file).
1990s was Dejoun's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Dejoun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
16 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 16 births (76% of all-time use).
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- Dejoun's decade-level peak was the 1990s (16 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dejoun: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~7 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, 1993–2000 (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 Dejoun 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.