Dejuan
A masculine name of French origin, variant of the name Jean.
Name Census estimates that about 5,340 living Americans carry the first name Dejuan. It is a predominantly male name (99.3% of registrations). The average person named Dejuan today is around 32 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Dejuan births was 1990 (165 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Dejuan. 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 Dejuan with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
5.3K
~ 1 in 64,186 Americans
Peak year
1990
165 babies that year
Average age
32
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,462
Tracked since 1955
Census
Dejuan in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 3,838 people with the first name Dejuan, which placed it at #4,735 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
#4,735
National first-name rank
People counted
3.8K
3,838 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
88.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Dejuan
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dejuan is Black at 88.9%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (4.0%) and Hispanic (3.8%). 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 Dejuan 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 Dejuan at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American88.9% · 3,411
- Two or more races4.0% · 153
- Hispanic or Latino3.8% · 145
- White1.9% · 74
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 38
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 17
Gender
Gender distribution for Dejuan
Out of the 5,531 babies given the name Dejuan since 1880, 99.3% were registered as male. The name sits firmly on the male side of the spectrum, with only a handful of female registrations across the entire dataset.
Dejuan as a male name
- Ranked #3,462 in 2024
- 33 male births in 2024
- Peak: 1990 (165 births)
Dejuan as a female name
- Ranked #8,384 in 1984
- 7 female births in 1984
- Peak: 1983 (8 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Dejuan leans strongly male. 3,714 people counted with this name were male (96.9%), compared with 117 female bearers (3.1%).
Popularity
Dejuan: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Dejuan from the 1950s through to the 2020s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 1,400 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
Dejuan 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 Dejuan during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Dejuans live
The SSA's state-level files cover 23 states and territories. Michigan, Illinois, California recorded the most babies named Dejuan, while Wisconsin, South Carolina, Pennsylvania recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 146 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Dejuan
The name Dejuan has its origins in the Spanish language, deriving from the masculine given name Juan, which itself is a Spanish form of the Hebrew name Yohanan or John, meaning "Graced by God" or "God is gracious." The prefix "De" in Dejuan likely emerged in the Iberian peninsula, influenced by linguistic patterns in the region during the medieval period.
Dejuan can be traced back to the late Middle Ages and the early Renaissance era in Spain. Historical records from that time period showcase the name's usage, particularly among the Spanish nobility and upper-class families. The earliest known recorded instance of the name Dejuan dates back to the 15th century.
In the 16th century, Dejuan de Zamora, a Spanish scholar and theologian who lived from around 1490 to 1550, gained recognition for his contributions to the study of Canon Law and his participation in the Council of Trent. His works and scholarly endeavors helped to further establish the name within literary and academic circles.
During the 17th century, the name gained prominence with Dejuan de Espinosa, a Spanish military officer and explorer who played a crucial role in the colonization efforts in the Americas. He was part of several expeditions to the New World and contributed to the expansion of Spanish influence in the region.
In the realm of arts and literature, Dejuan de Góngora, a renowned Spanish poet and playwright from the Golden Age of Spanish literature, stands out. Born in 1561 and died in 1627, he was celebrated for his innovative poetic style and his contributions to the development of the Spanish literary tradition.
The name Dejuan also found its way into the religious sphere, with Dejuan de la Cruz, a Spanish Carmelite friar and mystic who lived from 1542 to 1591. He was known for his spiritual writings and his profound influence on the mystical tradition within the Catholic Church.
While the name Dejuan has its roots in Spain and the Spanish-speaking world, it has since spread to various parts of the globe, particularly through the Spanish colonial expansion and the subsequent cultural diffusion. However, its earliest and most notable associations remain firmly grounded in the rich tapestry of Spanish history and culture.
People
Dejuan + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Dejuan 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
Dejuan: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dejuan?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5,340 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Dejuan 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 64,186 US residents.
Is Dejuan a common name?
We classify Dejuan as "Rare". It ranks above 96.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5,531 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Dejuan most popular?
The single biggest year for Dejuan was 1990, when 165 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Dejuan is about 32 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Dejuan in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 3,838 people with the name Dejuan, or 1.27 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #4,735 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 Dejuan 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 Dejuan?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Dejuan leans strongly male. 3,714 people counted with this name were male (96.9%), compared with 117 female bearers (3.1%). 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 Dejuan?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dejuan is Black at 88.9%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (4.0%) and Hispanic (3.8%). 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 Dejuan most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Dejuan in the 2020 Census, accounting for 88.9% (3,411 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 Dejuan in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Dejuan a male name?
Yes, 99.3% of people registered as Dejuan 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 Dejuan still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Dejuan 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 Dejuan 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 common is the name Dejuan?
See how many Americans are named Dejuan on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.