US rank #3455 Boys' name Peak 1990 5,491 births

Dejuan — #3455 US boys' name

5,491 babies named Dejuan in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s81960s1291970s8161980s13121990s14002000s10592010s5762020s191
#3455
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 76% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Dejuan was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

165 babies were named Dejuan in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dejuan

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,491 babies named Dejuan between 1955 and 2024, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dejuan currently holds the #3455 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 165 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dejuan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 1,400 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Dejuan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 738 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Dejuan in 23 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dejuan 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 5,491 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.

Dejuan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

5,491

Since 1955

70 years of records

Peak year

1990

165 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#3,455

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1955

Recorded for 70 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dejuan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1955

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1990)
165
Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
-50050100150200 202420162008200019921984197619681955 8

Dejuan popularity over time — girls

40 total births recorded since 1971 (Dejuan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 40 births
456789 1984198319821980197719721971 5

Dejuan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
1,400 births that decade — 25% of Dejuan's all-time total
1950s81960s1291970s8161980s13121990s14002000s10592010s5762020s191

Dejuan by state

Where Dejuan concentrates geographically — total births since 1955

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Dejuan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
738 13.4%
#2 Illinois
424 7.7%
#3 California
269 4.9%
#4 Ohio
253 4.6%
#5 Indiana
229 4.2%
#6 Texas
214 3.9%
#7 Georgia
188 3.4%
#8 Alabama
132 2.4%
Michigan share of Dejuan's total US births 13.4%
Even split

738 of 5,491 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.

Dejuan appears in 23 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dejuan?
5,491 babies have been named Dejuan since 1955. It currently ranks #3455 among boys. The peak year was 1990 with 165 births.
When was Dejuan most popular?
Dejuan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 1,400 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Dejuan most popular?
The top states for the name Dejuan are Michigan (738 births), Illinois (424 births), California (269 births).
How long has the name Dejuan been used?
Dejuan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 70 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dejuan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dejon, Dejaun, Dejohn, Dejan, 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, 1955–2024 (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.