Dejuan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- deh-WAHN
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #3,847 for boys
Dejuan is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,847th for boys in the US (28 babies).
What does Dejuan mean?
Modern: the prefix De- combined with Juan
Formed with the popular African-American prefix De- and Juan, the Spanish form of John.
Is Dejuan a girl's or a boy's name?
Dejuan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 28 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dejuan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 5 boys.
Dejuan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Dejuan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,847among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 28about 1 in 61,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 28 boys in the US were named Dejuan, making it the 3,847th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,073rd. Its busiest year was 1990, with 165 boys. It first appears in the records in 1955.
2025 had fewer boys named Dejuan than any year since 1968.
Half of all the boys named Dejuan in the US since 1880 were born between 1983 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dejuan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #3,847 |
| 2024 | 33 | #3,453 |
| 2023 | 42 | #2,951 |
| 2022 | 40 | #3,051 |
| 2021 | 39 | #3,073 |
| 2020 | 37 | #3,073 |
| 2019 | 53 | #2,490 |
| 2018 | 55 | #2,384 |
| 2017 | 45 | #2,714 |
| 2016 | 50 | #2,518 |
| 2015 | 59 | #2,252 |
| 2014 | 62 | #2,173 |
| 2013 | 51 | #2,423 |
| 2012 | 56 | #2,291 |
| 2011 | 68 | #1,998 |
| 2010 | 77 | #1,867 |
| 2009 | 87 | #1,754 |
| 2008 | 87 | #1,736 |
| 2007 | 99 | #1,576 |
| 2006 | 109 | #1,427 |
| 2005 | 102 | #1,441 |
| 2004 | 112 | #1,314 |
| 2003 | 108 | #1,295 |
| 2002 | 114 | #1,208 |
| 2001 | 124 | #1,127 |
| 2000 | 117 | #1,170 |
| 1999 | 141 | #994 |
| 1998 | 143 | #965 |
| 1997 | 160 | #869 |
| 1996 | 141 | #924 |
| 1995 | 123 | #996 |
| 1994 | 129 | #968 |
| 1993 | 130 | #940 |
| 1992 | 130 | #933 |
| 1991 | 139 | #889 |
| 1990 | 165 | #786 |
| 1989 | 132 | #872 |
| 1988 | 134 | #815 |
| 1987 | 122 | #845 |
| 1986 | 156 | #724 |
| 1985 | 151 | #718 |
| 1984 | 125 | #772 |
| 1983 | 129 | #761 |
| 1982 | 113 | #834 |
| 1981 | 140 | #730 |
| 1980 | 110 | #841 |
| 1979 | 128 | #765 |
| 1978 | 109 | #816 |
| 1977 | 102 | #847 |
| 1976 | 107 | #803 |
| 1975 | 97 | #841 |
| 1974 | 79 | #914 |
| 1973 | 62 | #1,023 |
| 1972 | 50 | #1,149 |
| 1971 | 51 | #1,150 |
| 1970 | 31 | #1,522 |
| 1969 | 34 | #1,376 |
| 1968 | 25 | #1,573 |
| 1967 | 19 | #1,808 |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,464 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1964 | 18 | #1,899 |
| 1963 | 11 | #2,538 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,036 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 8 | #2,962 |
Names like Dejuan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Dylan Ryan Luca Marcus Joshua Nathan Aaron Declan Lucas Logan Omar Perez
Names related to Dejuan
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Dejuan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dejuan, updated 20 October 2026.