How Many People Are Named Dejon?
An estimated 2,604 people in the United States have the first name Dejon. It is predominantly male (97.1%). The average bearer is 27 years old, and Dejon peaked in popularity in 1999 with 128 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dejon 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 Dejon paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Dejon is overwhelmingly male, 77 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
2,604
About 1 in 131,626 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
97.1% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1999
128 births
Total Registered
2,665
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dejon
Dejon is predominantly male (97.1%), though 77 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Dejon as a male name
Ranked #4,725 in 2024
21 male births in 2024
Peak: 1992 (123 births)
Dejon as a female name
Ranked #10,604 in 1999
8 female births in 1999
Peak: 1994 (8 births)
Dejon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dejon span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,109 babies were registered. Dejon has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dejon by Decade
How has Dejon 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.
Dejon by State
Birth registrations for Dejon span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in Indiana, Connecticut, South Carolina. On average, about 74 Dejons were registered per state.
Dejon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dejon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dejon
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dejon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dejon?
We estimate approximately 2,604 people named Dejon 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 131,626 Americans share this first name.
Is Dejon a common name?
Dejon is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,665 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dejon most popular?
Dejon reached peak popularity in 1999, when 128 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dejon is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dejon a male name?
Dejon is predominantly male. 97.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dejon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dejon Smith, Dejon Johnson, Dejon 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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