How Many People Are Named Dejah?
An estimated 3,097 people in the United States have the first name Dejah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Dejah peaked in popularity in 1999 with 341 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dejah 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 Dejah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,097
About 1 in 110,673 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
1999
341 births
Total Registered
3,168
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dejah
Dejah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,168 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Dejah as a male name
Ranked #9,978 in 1998
5 male births in 1998
Peak: 1998 (5 births)
Dejah as a female name
Ranked #7,304 in 2024
15 female births in 2024
Peak: 1999 (341 births)
Dejah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dejah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,294 babies were registered. Dejah has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dejah by Decade
How has Dejah 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.
Dejah by State
Birth registrations for Dejah span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, Texas. The lowest are in Kentucky, Tennessee, Colorado. On average, about 72 Dejahs were registered per state.
Dejah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dejah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dejah
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Dejah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dejah?
We estimate approximately 3,097 people named Dejah 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 110,673 Americans share this first name.
Is Dejah a common name?
Dejah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,168 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dejah most popular?
Dejah reached peak popularity in 1999, when 341 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dejah is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dejah a female name?
Dejah is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dejah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dejah Smith, Dejah Johnson, Dejah 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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