Is Dejon a boy or girl name?
Dejon is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 21 boys were named Dejon, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.9% of the 2,665 US babies named Dejon were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,725
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Dejon since 1966
- 2,665
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 128 babies
Boys and girls named Dejon, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 71 | 16 | 18.4% |
| 1980s | 287 | 23 | 7.4% |
| 1990s | 1,071 | 38 | 3.4% |
| 2000s | 739 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 310 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 103 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21 | #4,725 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 19 | #5,112 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 19 | #5,070 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 24 | #4,275 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 20 | #4,739 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,393 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 22 | #4,508 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 39 | #3,023 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 26 | #4,018 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 27 | #3,908 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 28 | #3,711 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 32 | #3,352 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 27 | #3,821 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 45 | #2,674 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 47 | #2,595 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 56 | #2,326 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 60 | #2,211 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 72 | #1,958 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 58 | #2,208 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 62 | #2,010 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 76 | #1,690 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 76 | #1,649 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 73 | #1,638 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 92 | #1,380 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 114 | #1,190 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 120 | #1,107 | 8 | #10,604 |
| 1998 | 119 | #1,087 | 7 | #11,442 |
| 1997 | 110 | #1,135 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 97 | #1,181 | 8 | #9,808 |
| 1995 | 101 | #1,138 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 109 | #1,072 | 8 | #9,795 |
| 1993 | 111 | #1,050 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 123 | #975 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 119 | #984 | 7 | #10,552 |
| 1990 | 62 | #1,422 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 71 | #1,295 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 45 | #1,596 | 6 | #10,691 |
| 1987 | 38 | #1,740 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 24 | #2,311 | 7 | #8,767 |
| 1985 | 26 | #2,131 | 5 | #11,069 |
| 1984 | 18 | #2,633 | 5 | #10,803 |
| 1983 | 27 | #1,970 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,872 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,072 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,599 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,966 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,451 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,242 | 5 | #9,968 |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,783 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,946 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,403 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,504 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,142 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,596 |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,935 | 5 | #8,267 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,307 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dejon reached #975 in 1992. As a girl name, it reached #7,596 in 1971. 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.
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.