Girls' name · since 1951

Dejuana

286 babies named Dejuana in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#16,323 of 72,339
all-time among girls
286
born since 1951
1960s
peak decade

Dejuana sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 286 recorded since 1951.

Dejuana has 286 recorded births among girls since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2002.

  • #16,323 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 286 born since 1951
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dejuana ranks #16,323 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 286 born since 1951, peaking in the 1960s.

#16,323 of 72,339
all-time among girls
286
born since 1951
1960s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Dejuana's 286 recorded births place it above 77.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Dejuana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Dejuana splits its recorded history at 1975: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1951 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1964 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Dejuana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2002

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1964)
24
Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
0510152025 19511962196819741981199019972002 5

Dejuana by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (83 births, 29% of the file).

1960s was Dejuana's strongest decade.

83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.

Dejuana births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 83 births (29% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dejuana?
Dejuana has been given to 286 babies in the U.S. since 1951, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #16,323 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2002. 24 babies were born in 1964, its single highest year.
Where does Dejuana sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dejuana ranks #16,323 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Dejuana most popular?
Dejuana was most popular in the 1960s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
How long has the name Dejuana been used?
The SSA has tracked Dejuana since 1951 -- 52 years through the most recent 2002 data.
What names are similar to Dejuana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Deja, Dejah, Dejanae, Dejanique, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Dejuana's data

  • Dejuana's decade-level peak was the 1960s (83 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.

Keep exploring Dejuana

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Dejuana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1951–2002 (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 Dejuana 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.