Dejia
A beautiful Chinese given name meaning "virtuous, attentive and obedient child".
Name Census estimates that about 223 living Americans carry the first name Dejia. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Dejia today is around 27 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Dejia births was 1998 (28 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Dejia. 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
223
~ 1 in 1,537,015 Americans
Peak year
1998
28 babies that year
Average age
27
years old
2008 SSA rank
#14,227
Tracked since 1989
Census
Dejia in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 228 people with the first name Dejia, which placed it at #35,335 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#35,335
National first-name rank
People counted
228
228 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
59.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Dejia
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dejia is Black at 59.2%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (10.5%) and Two or More Races (10.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Dejia described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Dejia at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American59.2% · 135
- Asian and Pacific Islander10.5% · 24
- Two or more races10.1% · 23
- White9.6% · 22
- Hispanic or Latino9.6% · 22
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 2
Popularity
Dejia: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Dejia from the 1980s through to the 2000s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 117 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Dejia 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 Dejia during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Dejias live
Origin
Meaning and history of Dejia
The name Dejia is an unusual name that appears to have originated in the Mandarin Chinese language. It is believed to be a relatively modern name, with no clear historical roots or documented origins prior to the 20th century.
In Mandarin Chinese, the characters 德佳 can be transliterated as "Dejia". The first character, 德, means "virtue" or "morality", while the second character, 佳, means "excellent" or "beautiful". Together, the name Dejia could be interpreted as "virtuous and excellent" or "beautiful virtue".
There are no known references to this name in ancient Chinese texts, religious scriptures, or historical records from imperial dynasties. This suggests that Dejia is a relatively new name that emerged in the modern era, perhaps as a combination of auspicious Chinese characters chosen by parents for their child.
The earliest recorded examples of the name Dejia are difficult to trace, as it is an uncommon name and may not have been widely documented in historical records. However, here are a few notable individuals who have borne this name:
1. Dejia Wu (born 1981) is a Chinese table tennis player who competed in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.
2. Dejia Huang (born 1986) is a Chinese professional basketball player who plays in the Women's Chinese Basketball Association.
3. Dejia Zhang (born 1990) is a Chinese badminton player who specializes in doubles events.
4. Dejia Li (born 1995) is a Chinese artistic gymnast who competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics.
5. Dejia Wang (born 1997) is a Chinese swimmer who competes in freestyle and butterfly events.
While these individuals may not be widely famous outside of their respective sports or regions, they represent some of the earliest documented examples of people bearing the name Dejia in modern times.
People
Dejia + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Dejia 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
Dejia: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dejia?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 223 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Dejia 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 1,537,015 US residents.
Is Dejia a common name?
We classify Dejia as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 228 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Dejia most popular?
The single biggest year for Dejia was 1998, when 28 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Dejia is about 27 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Dejia in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 228 people with the name Dejia, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #35,335 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Dejia in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Dejia?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Dejia leans strongly female. 213 people counted with this name were female (94.2%), compared with 13 male bearers (5.8%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Dejia?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dejia is Black at 59.2%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (10.5%) and Two or More Races (10.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Dejia most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Dejia in the 2020 Census, accounting for 59.2% (135 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Dejia in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Dejia a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Dejia in the SSA data are female. 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.
Is Dejia still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Dejia in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Dejia can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How many people have Dejia as a first name?
For a quick modern take, check how many Americans are named Dejia on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.