Deja is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Deja means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Deja across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Deja has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Deja is a girl name of French origin meaning “already”. From the French deja, as in deja vu, used as a modern given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 16,360 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 145 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Deja per year, United States (1962 to 2025). United States peaked in 1996 (1,647/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2001 (14/yr).
Deja has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1996, when it ranked #378 nationally (given to 1,650 babies that year).
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