Deja is an established girls' name that peaked in 1996 and has since faded.
Deja is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #3,039 for girl births in the United States (and #5,356 across all names), given to 54 babies. Deja was first reported in SSA data in 1962 and peaked in 1996 (1,638 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54 | 54 | #3,039 | — |
| 2024 | 58 | 58 | #2,863 | — |
| 2023 | 73 | 73 | #2,451 | — |
| 2022 | 83 | 83 | #2,260 | — |
| 2021 | 80 | 80 | #2,292 | — |
| 2020 | 72 | 72 | #2,422 | — |
| 2019 | 90 | 90 | #2,093 | — |
| 2018 | 91 | 91 | #2,101 | — |
| 2017 | 107 | 107 | #1,890 | — |
| 2016 | 105 | 105 | #1,912 | — |
| 2015 | 126 | 126 | #1,686 | — |
| 2014 | 122 | 122 | #1,717 | — |
| 2013 | 136 | 136 | #1,581 | — |
| 2012 | 136 | 136 | #1,593 | — |
| 2011 | 139 | 139 | #1,573 | — |
| 2010 | 185 | 185 | #1,289 | — |
| 2009 | 274 | 274 | #970 | — |
| 2008 | 311 | 311 | #894 | — |
| 2007 | 433 | 433 | #679 | — |
| 2006 | 362 | 362 | #758 | — |
| 2005 | 358 | 358 | #749 | — |
| 2004 | 479 | 479 | #592 | #11,767 |
| 2003 | 565 | 565 | #507 | — |
| 2002 | 687 | 687 | #424 | — |
| 2001 | 860 | 860 | #350 | #8,518 |
| 2000 | 928 | 928 | #336 | #8,407 |
| 1999 | 1,162 | 1,162 | #271 | #10,282 |
| 1998 | 1,249 | 1,249 | #245 | #9,977 |
| 1997 | 1,397 | — | #216 | #8,379 |
| 1996 | 1,647 | — | #182 | #6,107 |
| 1995 | 1,433 | — | #205 | #4,579 |
| 1994 | 245 | — | #825 | — |
| 1993 | 298 | — | #715 | — |
| 1992 | 285 | — | #742 | — |
| 1991 | 320 | — | #679 | #8,495 |
| 1990 | 283 | — | #746 | #8,418 |
| 1989 | 240 | — | #811 | #8,174 |
| 1988 | 295 | — | #676 | #4,876 |
| 1987 | 102 | — | #1,340 | — |
| 1986 | 49 | — | #2,151 | — |
| 1985 | 31 | — | #2,959 | — |
| 1984 | 39 | — | #2,435 | — |
| 1983 | 52 | — | #1,966 | — |
| 1982 | 41 | — | #2,381 | — |
| 1981 | 50 | — | #2,065 | — |
| 1980 | 66 | — | #1,707 | — |
| 1979 | 39 | — | #2,633 | #6,272 |
| 1978 | 23 | — | #3,305 | — |
| 1977 | 24 | — | #3,194 | — |
| 1976 | 18 | — | #3,709 | — |
| 1975 | 13 | — | #4,653 | — |
| 1974 | 11 | — | #5,082 | — |
| 1973 | 12 | — | #4,624 | — |
| 1972 | 7 | — | #6,716 | — |
| 1971 | 10 | — | #5,205 | — |
| 1962 | 5 | — | #6,789 | — |