girl's name
Dejah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 3,206
Dejah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1999, when 341 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 255,037 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1973.
Dejah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 40 |
| 1980s | 130 |
| 1990s | 1,294 |
| 2000s | 1,275 |
| 2010s | 360 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 82 |
How popular is Dejah?
In 2025, Dejah was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Dejah is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Dejah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Dejah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dejah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Dejah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dejah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Dejah
How popular is the name Dejah?
In 2025, Dejah was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Dejah a girl's or a boy's name?
Dejah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Dejah most popular?
Dejah peaked in 1999, when 341 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Dejah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Dejah currently ranks #8,056 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.