How popular is the name Deja?

Deja ranks 1,053rd among girls' names in US records, with 16,301 births since 1962. Over the past decade it accounts for 880.

Is Deja a unisex name?

No. Deja is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1996, when 1,638 children were given the name. It has been in use for 63 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#1,053 of girl names

Pronounced D EY1 ZH AA2 (ARPABET)

Deja is a girls' name, and first appears in 1962. It has been given to 16,301 children — the 1,053rd most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 64% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1996, when 1,638 children were given it.

1996Girls: 1,638Boys: 9

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Deja?: Deja ranks 1,053rd among girls' names in US records, with 16,301 births since 1962. Over the past decade it accounts for 880.
Is Deja a unisex name?: No. Deja is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Deja most popular?: 1996, when 1,638 children were given the name. It has been in use for 63 years and is still recorded as of 2024.