Boys' name · since 1955
Dejuan
Dejuan has 5,520 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,680 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,874 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,520
- born since 1955
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dejuan currently ranks #3874 among boys' names in America, with 5,520 babies recorded since 1955.
Social Security Administration records show Dejuan recorded 5,520 times among boys since 1955, holding rank #3874 nationally today, ahead of 72% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2025.
- #1,680 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,874 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,520 born since 1955
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dejuan ranks #1,680 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,874 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,520 born since 1955, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,680 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,874 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,520
- born since 1955
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dejuan's 5,520 recorded births place it above 96.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
How Dejuan compares
5,520 Top 12% higher than 88% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dejuan's all-time total is 15x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dejuan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,520 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 165 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dejuan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dejuan's full recorded timeline at 1993, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1960, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 165 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dejuan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 165
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Dejuan popularity over time - girls
40 total births recorded since 1971 (Dejuan as girls' name)
Dejuan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,401 births, 25% of the file).
1990s was Dejuan's strongest decade.
1,401 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Dejuan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 8
1950s
8 births
- 1960s 129
1960s
129 births
- 1970s
1970s
816 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,312 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,401 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,059 births
- 2010s
2010s
576 births
- 2020s 219
2020s
219 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,401 births (25% of all-time use).
How Dejuan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dejuan's total volume
Dejuan by state
Where Dejuan concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 743 | 13.5% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 424 | 7.7% |
| #3 | California | | 269 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 253 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 229 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Texas | | 214 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 188 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 132 | 2.4% |
743 of 5,520 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Dejuan appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dejuan's data
- Dejuan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,401 total births); usage has since declined to 219 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Dejuans (743 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dejuan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1955–2025 (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 Dejuan 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.