Dejean
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- duh-JEEN
- Origin
- Hebrew
Dejean is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Dejean mean?
Hebrew: matches the French surname Dejean 'of Jean'; Jean is the French form of John
“God is gracious”
Matches the French surname Dejean, meaning of Jean; Jean is the French form of John, from the Hebrew Yohanan.
Is Dejean a girl's or a boy's name?
Dejean is a boys' name.
How popular is Dejean in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the boys named Dejean in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dejean in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,157 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,502 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
Names like Dejean
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brayden Keegan Declan Aiden Kenan Deacon Kayden Dylan Logan Devin Brennan Brody
Names related to Dejean
More Hebrew names
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Dejean: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dejean, updated 20 October 2026.