Recorded 1993–2000 Boys' name Peak 1993 21 births

Dejoun — boys' name

21 babies named Dejoun in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s162000s5

The verdict

21 boys have been named Dejoun since 1993, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2000.

21
total births
1993–2000
years on record
1990s
peak decade
76%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Dejoun was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

10 babies were named Dejoun in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dejoun

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Dejoun between 1993 and 2000, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dejoun currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dejoun performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dejoun shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dejoun 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 21 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.

Dejoun at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

21

Since 1993

8 years of records

Peak year

1993

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1993

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2000

Dejoun popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1993

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1993)
10
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4681012 200019991993 10

Dejoun by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
16 births that decade — 76% of Dejoun's all-time total
1990s162000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dejoun?
21 babies have been named Dejoun since 1993. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1993 with 10 births.
When was Dejoun most popular?
Dejoun was most popular in the 1990s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Dejoun been used?
Dejoun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 8 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Dejoun?
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.

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, 1993–2000 (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.