Dejon
A masculine name of unknown origin, potentially a blend of "DeJon".
Name Census estimates that about 2,604 living Americans carry the first name Dejon. It is a predominantly male name (97.1% of registrations). The average person named Dejon today is around 27 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Dejon births was 1999 (128 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Dejon. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Dejon with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Although Dejon is used almost entirely for boys, the SSA data does show 77 girls registered with the name since 1880.
People living today
2.6K
~ 1 in 131,626 Americans
Peak year
1999
128 babies that year
Average age
27
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,725
Tracked since 1966
Census
Dejon in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,940 people with the first name Dejon, which placed it at #7,738 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
#7,738
National first-name rank
People counted
1.9K
1,940 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
83.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Dejon
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dejon is Black at 83.4%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (5.8%) and Hispanic (4.9%). 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 Dejon 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 Dejon at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American83.4% · 1,617
- Two or more races5.8% · 112
- Hispanic or Latino4.9% · 95
- White4.4% · 85
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 18
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 13
Gender
Gender distribution for Dejon
Dejon leans heavily male at 97.1% of total registrations, but 77 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Dejon as a male name
- Ranked #4,725 in 2024
- 21 male births in 2024
- Peak: 1992 (123 births)
Dejon as a female name
- Ranked #10,604 in 1999
- 8 female births in 1999
- Peak: 1994 (8 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Dejon leans strongly male. 1,807 people counted with this name were male (93.3%), compared with 129 female bearers (6.7%).
Popularity
Dejon: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Dejon 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 1,109 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
Dejon 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 Dejon during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Dejons live
The SSA's state-level files cover 16 states and territories. California, New York, Illinois recorded the most babies named Dejon, while Indiana, Connecticut, South Carolina recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 74 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Dejon
The name Dejon has its origins in the Arabic language and culture, tracing back to the early medieval period. It is believed to be derived from the Arabic word "deen," meaning "religion" or "faith," combined with the suffix "-jon," which is a variant of the common Arabic name ending "-een."
In the historical context of the Islamic world, names with religious connotations were often bestowed upon individuals to signify their devotion to their faith. The name Dejon may have been used to denote a person's strong connection to their religious beliefs or their role within the religious community.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Dejon can be found in the writings of the renowned Islamic scholar and historian, Ibn Khaldun, who lived in the 14th century. He mentioned a scholar named Dejon al-Andalusi, who hailed from the Iberian Peninsula during the era of Muslim rule in Spain.
Another notable figure bearing the name Dejon was a Persian poet and mystic from the 12th century. Dejon al-Khayyami was renowned for his contribution to the literary tradition of Sufi poetry, which explored spiritual themes and the relationship between the human soul and the divine.
In the realm of Islamic architecture, Dejon al-Muhandis, a celebrated architect from the 9th century, left a lasting legacy with his innovative designs and contributions to the construction of mosques and palaces across the Middle East.
During the Ottoman Empire, a prominent military commander named Dejon Pasha played a pivotal role in the conquest of Constantinople in 1453, leading the Ottoman forces to victory and marking a significant moment in the expansion of the empire.
Lastly, in the field of Islamic jurisprudence, Dejon al-Faqih was a renowned scholar from the 11th century who made significant contributions to the interpretation and application of Islamic law, influencing legal systems across the Muslim world.
These are just a few examples of historical figures who carried the name Dejon, reflecting its deep roots in the Arabic and Islamic cultural traditions and its association with scholarship, literature, art, and military prowess throughout the centuries.
People
Dejon + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Dejon 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
Dejon: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dejon?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,604 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Dejon 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 131,626 US residents.
Is Dejon a common name?
We classify Dejon as "Rare". It ranks above 94.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,665 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Dejon most popular?
The single biggest year for Dejon was 1999, when 128 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Dejon 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 Dejon in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,940 people with the name Dejon, or 0.64 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #7,738 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 Dejon 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 Dejon?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Dejon leans strongly male. 1,807 people counted with this name were male (93.3%), compared with 129 female bearers (6.7%). 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 Dejon?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dejon is Black at 83.4%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (5.8%) and Hispanic (4.9%). 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 Dejon most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Dejon in the 2020 Census, accounting for 83.4% (1,617 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 Dejon in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Dejon a male name?
Yes, 97.1% of people registered as Dejon 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.
Is Dejon still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Dejon 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 Dejon 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 are called Dejon?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.