Is Dejah a boy or girl name?
Dejah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 15 girls and 0 boys were named Dejah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 3,168 US babies named Dejah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,304
- Babies named Dejah since 1973
- 3,168
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 341 babies
Boys and girls named Dejah, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 40 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 130 | 100% |
| 1990s | 5 | 1,289 | 99.6% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,275 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 360 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 69 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,304 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,506 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,657 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,762 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,005 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,798 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,041 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,105 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,105 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,933 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,378 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,526 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,540 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,858 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,217 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,275 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,277 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 101 | #2,024 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 97 | #2,037 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,125 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,947 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,488 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,219 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 194 | #1,093 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 232 | #927 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 341 | #670 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,978 | 274 | #784 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 172 | #1,092 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 194 | #979 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 159 | #1,113 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,893 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,840 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,994 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,961 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,209 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,904 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,764 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,433 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,927 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,502 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,282 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,519 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,763 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,581 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,917 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,462 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,122 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,711 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,057 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,646 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dejah reached #9,978 in 1998. As a girl name, it reached #670 in 1999. 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 Dejah
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.