Feminine dossier · first seen 1973
Dejah
Endangered
Down 96.2% from peak
Peak era
1999
Peak births
341
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Dejah
How many people are named Dejah?
An estimated 3,113 living Americans are named Dejah.
How rare is Dejah?
Dejah is very rare among babies today, with 13 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 96.2% from its 1999 peak.
How old is the typical Dejah?
The median age of a living American named Dejah is approximately 26 years, with most bearers falling between 20 and 29 years old.
Is Dejah still popular?
No. Dejah is endangered as a baby name, down 96.2% from its 1999 peak with 13 births in 2025.
Where is Dejah most common?
Dejah has its strongest geographic signal in Illinois, where it appears 2.7× more often than the national baseline.
1973Peak 19992025
Peak year
1999
Decline from peak
96.2%
2025
13
All-time
3,176
Where it lives now
Dejah is most concentrated in Illinois — about 2.7× the national rate in the 2000s. It also runs high in Virginia.
States where Dejah is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.