Dejohn
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- deh-JON
- Origin
- Modern
Dejohn is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Dejohn come from?
Modern: the De- prefix + John
Is Dejohn a girl's or a boy's name?
Dejohn is a boys' name.
How popular is Dejohn in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 23 boys. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the boys named Dejohn in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dejohn in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 20 | #4,259 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,030 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 20 | #3,968 |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,198 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,531 |
| 1998 | 23 | #3,292 |
| 1997 | 23 | #3,155 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,687 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,531 |
| 1993 | 19 | #3,362 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 18 | #3,319 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,161 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,805 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
Names like Dejohn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Dejohn
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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, “Dejohn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dejohn, updated 20 October 2026.