Dejah
Dejah was the 7990th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 670th with 341 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,057 places. More babies were named Dejah in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,990 girls, down 981 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1999341 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,181babies recorded
Dejah popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 1998.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,990 | 13 |
| 2020 | #7,009 | 16 |
| 2010 | #3,217 | 51 |
| 2000 | #927 | 232 |
| 1990 | #6,208 | 14 |
| 1980 | #6,917 | 9 |
| 1970 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Dejah, counting every spelling?
Dejah is a spelling of Deja, a name family that had 67 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 67 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deja | 54 | #3,039 | 348 |
| Dejah | 13 | #7,990 | 66 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Dejah?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dejah (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Dejah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dejah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dejah?
About 3,100 people born in the US named Dejah are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 20 and 29. That makes Dejah mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Dejah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dejah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Dejah
How popular is the name Dejah?
Dejah was the 7990th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 670th with 341 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,057 places. More babies were named Dejah in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Dejah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Dejah in the US.