Given name & surname
Deja
“one of remembrance”
Deja is used as a given name and a surname. One French interpretation is “one of remembrance.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One French interpretation is “one of remembrance.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1962. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Deja through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16,360
- 86 boys · 16,274 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 1,647 babies
- 2025
- 54
- #3,039 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −25%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 54 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,039 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 25.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,638 in 1996. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 13,244 as a first name in 2020; 392 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Deja’s family of names
Deja has a related form in Deyanira. Deja has a related form in Dejah. Deja has a related form in Daija.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 18
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Deja
- Dej LoafAmerican rapper and singerborn 1991
- Deja FoxxAmerican human rights activist, Congressional candidateborn 2000
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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