Is Deja a boy or girl name?
Deja is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 58 girls and 0 boys were named Deja, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.5% of the 16,301 US babies named Deja were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,850
- Babies named Deja since 1962
- 16,301
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 1,647 babies
Boys and girls named Deja, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1970s | 5 | 152 | 96.8% |
| 1980s | 14 | 951 | 98.5% |
| 1990s | 48 | 8,271 | 99.4% |
| 2000s | 19 | 5,238 | 99.6% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,234 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 364 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,850 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,447 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,276 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,292 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,445 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,113 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,100 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,906 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,933 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,686 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,717 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,581 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,593 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,573 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 185 | #1,289 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 274 | #970 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 311 | #894 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 433 | #678 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 362 | #758 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 358 | #749 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,766 | 474 | #592 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 565 | #507 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 687 | #424 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,517 | 853 | #350 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,407 | 921 | #336 |
| 1999 | 5 | #10,282 | 1,157 | #271 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,977 | 1,244 | #245 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,379 | 1,391 | #216 |
| 1996 | 9 | #6,106 | 1,638 | #182 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,579 | 1,420 | #205 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 245 | #825 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 298 | #715 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 285 | #742 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,496 | 315 | #679 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,414 | 278 | #746 |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,175 | 235 | #811 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,876 | 286 | #676 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,340 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,151 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,959 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,434 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,966 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,381 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,064 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,707 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,273 | 34 | #2,632 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,306 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,194 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,709 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,652 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,081 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,624 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,716 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,205 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,789 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Deja reached #4,579 in 1995. As a girl name, it reached #182 in 1996. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Deja
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.