How Many People Are Named Dejan?
people named Dejan are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,074,795 people in the US has this name
Based on 330 babies named Dejan in Social Security records from 1970 to 2021, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
21 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Possibly derived from the South Slavic word dejati meaning "to act, to do". Otherwise it may be related to Latin deus "god".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Dejan, 4% were girls and 96% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Dejan alive today is about 29 years old, and 62% are under 30. Half of them were between 21 and 40 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Dejan first appears in the records in 1970 and was given most often in 2001, to 21 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2021.
Babies given the name each year, 1970 to 2021
🏆 Rank History
Dejan has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,239, in 1977.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #3,239 (1977) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #6,352 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Dejan alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Dejan were born in Illinois than in any other state: about 22 of those alive today.
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