Dejaun
A French name derived from the French phrase "de jeune", meaning "of the young".
Name Census estimates that about 439 living Americans carry the first name Dejaun. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Dejaun today is around 29 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Dejaun births was 1995 (23 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Dejaun. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
439
~ 1 in 780,762 Americans
Peak year
1995
23 babies that year
Average age
29
years old
2021 SSA rank
#9,965
Tracked since 1968
Popularity
Dejaun: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Dejaun from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 174 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Dejaun by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Dejaun during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Dejauns live
Origin
Meaning and history of Dejaun
The name Dejaun has its origins in the French language and culture. It is believed to have emerged during the Middle Ages, around the 12th or 13th century. The name is derived from the French words "de" meaning "of" and "jaune" meaning "yellow," possibly referring to someone with a yellow or golden complexion or hair color.
One of the earliest known references to the name Dejaun can be found in a medieval French folktale from the 13th century, where it was used as a character's name. However, there are no significant historical figures from that time period who bore this name.
The first recorded instance of the name Dejaun is from the 16th century. Dejaun de Montfort was a French nobleman and military leader who fought in the French Wars of Religion during the late 16th century. He was born in 1545 and died in 1603.
Another notable individual with the name Dejaun was Dejaun LeBlanc, a French explorer and fur trader who was active in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. He was born in 1668 and died in 1723. LeBlanc is known for his expeditions and trading activities in the Great Lakes region of North America.
In the 19th century, Dejaun Rouault was a French painter and printmaker who was part of the Realist movement. He was born in 1833 and died in 1908. Rouault's works often depicted religious and social themes, and he is considered one of the most significant French artists of the late 19th century.
Dejaun Broussard was a prominent Creole architect from Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was born in 1868 and died in 1940. Broussard designed numerous notable buildings in the New Orleans area, including the St. Louis Cathedral and the Cabildo.
Finally, Dejaun Picard was a French-Canadian author and poet who was active in the early 20th century. He was born in 1885 and died in 1962. Picard's works focused on the themes of nature, rural life, and the French-Canadian experience.
People
Dejaun + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Dejaun as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Dejaun: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dejaun?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 439 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Dejaun going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 780,762 US residents.
Is Dejaun a common name?
We classify Dejaun as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 451 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Dejaun most popular?
The single biggest year for Dejaun was 1995, when 23 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Dejaun is about 29 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Dejaun a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Dejaun in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.