Dejean
Dejean is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Cooper DeJean, American football player Louis Dejean (1786–1879), French circus proprietor Louis Dejean (sculptor) (1872–1954), French sculptor and engraver Mike DeJean, American baseball player Jean François Aimé Dejean (1749–1824), French army officer and minister of state in the service of the First French Republic and the First…
Meaning & Origin of Dejean
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dejean is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Cooper DeJean, American football player Louis Dejean (1786–1879), French circus proprietor Louis Dejean (sculptor) (1872–1954), French sculptor and engraver Mike DeJean, American baseball player Jean François Aimé Dejean (1749–1824), French army officer and minister of state in the service of the First French Republic and the First…
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The Story of Dejean
Dejean first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1982, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1999, when 17 Dejeans were born — ranking #4,162 that year. As of 2026, Dejean ranks #10,860 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 198 Dejeans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dejean
Dejean is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 198 births in the dataset. Dejean's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #4,162. Use the chart and map above to compare Dejean'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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