The first name Deja
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 5 girls were named Deja, making it the 4,201st most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2001, with 14 births (#1,359).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Deja with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Deja at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 54 girls born in the United States were named Deja, the 3,039th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1996, when 1,638 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Deja
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Dej LoafAmerican rapper and singer, born 1991
Questions
- How popular is the name Deja?
- In 2025, 5 girls born in England and Wales were named Deja, ranking 4,201st. Its peak was 2001, with 14 births.
- Is Deja a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 99% of the 16,360 US babies named Deja since 1880 were girls.
- When was Deja most popular?
- 1996 in the United States, when 1,638 babies were named Deja, its highest rank at 182nd.