Given name & surname
Dejuan
“a talkative man”
Dejuan is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “a talkative man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “a talkative man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1955. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dejuan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,560
- 5,520 boys · 40 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 165 babies
- 2025
- 28
- #3,868 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −24%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 28 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,868 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 24.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 165 in 1990. In 2025, Michigan had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,831 as a first name in 2020; 155 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.
Dejuan’s family of names
Dejuan has a related form in Dajuan. Dejuan has a related form in Dewan. Dejuan has a related form in Dawan.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 14
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Dejuan
- DeJuan BlairAmerican basketball player (born 1989)
- DeJuan JonesAmerican soccer playerborn 1997
- DeJuan CollinsAmerican basketball player (born 1976)
- DeJuan WheatAmerican basketball player (born 1973)
- DeJuan WrightAmerican professional basketball playerborn 1988
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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