US rank #8549 Unisex name Peak 1997 300 births

Dejour — #8549 US boys' name

300 babies named Dejour in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1332000s852010s322020s50
#8549
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 40% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Dejour was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

31 babies were named Dejour in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dejour

The Social Security Administration has registered 300 babies named Dejour between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dejour currently holds the #8549 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 31 babies received it in a single year. Dejour is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 19 additional births since 1997.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dejour performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 133 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dejour shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dejour in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dejour 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 300 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.

Dejour at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

300

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

1997

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#8,549

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dejour popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1997)
31
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
010203040 202420212018200620032000199719931990 10

Dejour popularity over time — girls

19 total births recorded since 1997 (Dejour as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 19 births
456789 201919981997 8

Dejour by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
133 births that decade — 44% of Dejour's all-time total
1990s1332000s852010s322020s50

Dejour by state

Where Dejour concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dejour
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
5 1.7%
Pennsylvania share of Dejour's total US births 1.7%

5 of 300 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dejour?
300 babies have been named Dejour since 1990. It currently ranks #8549 among boys. The peak year was 1997 with 31 births.
When was Dejour most popular?
Dejour was most popular in the 1990s decade with 133 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Dejour most popular?
The top states for the name Dejour are Pennsylvania (5 births).
Is Dejour a unisex name?
Yes, Dejour is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 300 births, and as a girl's name it has 19 births.
How long has the name Dejour been used?
Dejour has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dejour?
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.

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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, 1990–2024 (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.