Deja
Deja or Déja or Dejah is a feminine given name sometimes given in reference to the French word déjà, meaning before. Spelling variants such as Daja and Dajah and elaborations such as Dejanae and Dejanelle, also with multiple spelling variants, are also in use. Déjà vu is a French term referring to the feeling that one has seen events before.
Meaning & Origin of Deja
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Deja or Déja or Dejah is a feminine given name sometimes given in reference to the French word déjà, meaning before. Spelling variants such as Daja and Dajah and elaborations such as Dejanae and Dejanelle, also with multiple spelling variants, are also in use. Déjà vu is a French term referring to the feeling that one has seen events before.
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The Story of Deja
Deja first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1962, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1996, when 1,638 Dejas were born — ranking #182 that year. As of 2026, Deja ranks #2,773 for baby girls with 61 births, falling sharply (-23%). In total, more than 16K Dejas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Deja
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Déja J Bowens , British actress and singer
- Deja Foxx (born 2000), American reproductive rights activist, political strategist, and blogger
- Deja Kelly (born 2001), American college basketball player
- Deja Perkins , American urban ecologist
- Deja Trimble (born 1991), American rapper, singer, and songwriter known professionally as Dej Loaf
- Deja Young (born 1996), American Paralympic athlete
- Dejah Mulipola (born 1998), American professional softball catcher
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Names that sound like Deja
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About the name Deja
Deja is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1962 and has accumulated 16K births in the dataset. Deja's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #182. Use the chart and map above to compare Deja's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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