boy's name
Dejay
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 148
Dejay is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2017, when 11 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1980.
Dejay over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 20 |
| 1990s | 22 |
| 2000s | 42 |
| 2010s | 45 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 13 |
How popular is Dejay?
In 2025, Dejay was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Dejay 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 Dejay
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Dejay also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dejay over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Dejay
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dejay — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Dejay
How popular is the name Dejay?
In 2025, Dejay was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Dejay a girl's or a boy's name?
Dejay is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Dejay most popular?
Dejay peaked in 2017, when 11 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Dejay a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Dejay currently ranks #12,604 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.