Deja
Meaning
traditionally French for 'already'; embraced and reshaped as a stylish Black American favorite since the 1990s
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Deja peaked in the 1990s and the 2000s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
138 people · the #32,928 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 54
Among people named Deja living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Deja
Most people given the name Deja in the United States were born between 1990 and 2009. The Deja you meet today is most often in her 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Deja deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Deja truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Deja fits with your family’s names and surname.
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