How Many People Are Named Deijah?
An estimated 278 people in the United States have the first name Deijah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Deijah peaked in popularity in 1999 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Deijah 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 Deijah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
278
About 1 in 1,232,929 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
1999
25 births
Total Registered
283
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Deijah
Deijah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 283 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Deijah as a female name
Ranked #13,257 in 2016
7 female births in 2016
Peak: 1999 (25 births)
Deijah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Deijah span from the 1990s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 133 babies were registered. While Deijah is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Deijah by Decade
How has Deijah 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.
Deijah by State
Deijah + Last Name Combinations
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Deijah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Deijah?
We estimate approximately 278 people named Deijah 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 1,232,929 Americans share this first name.
Is Deijah a common name?
Deijah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 283 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Deijah most popular?
Deijah reached peak popularity in 1999, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Deijah is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Deijah a female name?
Deijah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Deijah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Deijah Smith, Deijah Johnson, Deijah 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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