Dejan
Boy · DEH-yan · Slavic
Dejan is a boys' name of Slavic origin, meaning “action, doing”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Dejan mean?
Slavic: South Slavic, from dejati 'to act'
“action, doing”
A popular name in Serbia, North Macedonia, Croatia and Slovenia.
- Say it
- DEH-yan
Is Dejan a girl's or a boy's name?
Dejan is a boys' name.
How popular is Dejan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 6 boys.
Half of all the boys named Dejan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Dejan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Dejan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the boys named Dejan in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dejan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,241 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,697 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,884 |
| 2000 | 19 | #4,060 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,212 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,481 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,855 |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,201 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,835 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,228 |
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