Dejan
Dejan is a South Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Slavic verb dejati, meaning "to act, to do". The name and the derived surname Dejanović are common among South Slavs.
Meaning & Origin of Dejan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dejan is a South Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Slavic verb dejati, meaning "to act, to do". The name and the derived surname Dejanović are common among South Slavs.
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The Story of Dejan
Dejan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1970, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 19 Dejans were born — ranking #4,066 that year. As of 2026, Dejan ranks #9,707 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 317 Dejans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Dejan
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Dejan (fl. 1346-66), Serbian magnate
- Dejan Bodiroga (born 1973), Serbian basketball player
- Dejan Dabović (1944–2020), Yugoslav water polo player
- Dejan Damjanović (born 1981), Montenegrin footballer
- Dejan Dimitrovski (born 1979), Macedonian footballer
- Dejan Gluščević (born 1967), Serbian footballer and manager
- Dejan Iliev (born 1995), Macedonian footballer
- Dejan Janković (born 1986), Serbian footballer
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About the name Dejan
Dejan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 317 births in the dataset. Dejan's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #4,066. Use the chart and map above to compare Dejan'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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