How Many People Are Named Dejan?
An estimated 320 people in the United States have the first name Dejan. It is predominantly male (96.1%). The average bearer is 30 years old, and Dejan peaked in popularity in 2001 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dejan 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 Dejan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
320
About 1 in 1,071,107 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
96.1% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2001
21 births
Total Registered
330
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dejan
Dejan is predominantly male (96.1%), though 13 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Dejan as a male name
Ranked #9,964 in 2021
7 male births in 2021
Peak: 2000 (19 births)
Dejan as a female name
Ranked #13,977 in 2001
6 female births in 2001
Peak: 1996 (7 births)
Dejan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dejan span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 123 babies were registered. Dejan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dejan by Decade
How has Dejan 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.
Dejan by State
Dejan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dejan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dejan
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Dejan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dejan?
We estimate approximately 320 people named Dejan 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 1,071,107 Americans share this first name.
Is Dejan a common name?
Dejan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 330 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dejan most popular?
Dejan reached peak popularity in 2001, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dejan is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dejan a male name?
Dejan is predominantly male. 96.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dejan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dejan Smith, Dejan Johnson, Dejan 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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