How Many People Are Named Deija?
An estimated 465 people in the United States have the first name Deija. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Deija peaked in popularity in 1996 with 46 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Deija as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Deija paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
465
About 1 in 737,106 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
1996
46 births
Total Registered
475
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Deija
Deija is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 475 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Deija as a female name
Ranked #9,480 in 2017
11 female births in 2017
Peak: 1996 (46 births)
Deija: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Deija span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 212 babies were registered. Deija has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Deija by Decade
How has Deija tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Deija by State
Deija + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Deija as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Deija
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Deija: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Deija?
We estimate approximately 465 people named Deija are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 737,106 Americans share this first name.
Is Deija a common name?
Deija is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 475 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Deija most popular?
Deija reached peak popularity in 1996, when 46 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Deija is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Deija a female name?
Deija is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Deija Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Deija Smith, Deija Johnson, Deija Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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