Given name
Dejah
“one of remembrance”
Dejah is a variant of Deja. One French interpretation is “one of remembrance.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dejah is a variant of Deja. One French interpretation is “one of remembrance.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dejah is a variant of Deja. An origin associated with Deja is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dejah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,181
- 5 boys · 3,176 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 341 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #7,990 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −48%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,990 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 47.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 341 in 1999. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,545 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
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Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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