Denaja
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- duh-NAH-juh
- Origin
- Modern
Denaja is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Denaja come from?
Modern: modern coinage, perhaps Dena plus -ja
Is Denaja a girl's or a boy's name?
Denaja is a girls' name.
How popular is Denaja in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the girls named Denaja in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Denaja in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 15 | #6,478 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
Names like Denaja
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Dayana Kiana Kianna Mckenna Nyava Kiara Nevaeh Rayana Dhara Amya Dayanara Dariana
Names related to Denaja
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
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, “Denaja: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/denaja, updated 20 October 2026.