Dejour
The Story of Dejour
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Dejour as a girl name dates back to 1997, when 8 babies received it. 1997 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Dejour — #9,802 in the national rankings. About 74% of every Dejour on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Dejour last appeared in the published SSA data in 2019, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 19 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Dejour as a boy name dates back to 1990, when 10 babies received it. 1997 was its biggest year on record, with 31 newborns named Dejour — #2,546 in the national rankings. About 42% of every Dejour on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Dejour ranks #7,301 for boys with 9 births, gradually rising (+11%). All told, over 318 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Dejour
Phonetically similar names — useful when Dejour is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Dejar
- Dodger
- Duur
- Deshler
- Deschner
- Doshier
- Detour
- Ditcher
- Disher
- Dudu
- Dutcher
- Dejeuner
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Dejour
Dejour is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 318 births in the dataset. Dejour's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #2,546. Use the chart and map above to compare Dejour'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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