How popular is the name Dejan?

330 US babies were named Dejan between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2001.

What careers are people named Dejan over-represented in?

Among notable men who are footballers, Dejans show up 3.0× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Dejan

Q: How common is the spelling Dejan?

1 in 29 Dejuans spell it Dejan.

Dejan. 330 US babies since 1940, peak 2001. Notable Dejans are 3.0× over-represented as footballers.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2001

330 US babies were named Dejan between 1940 and 2025.

Dejan around the world

Sweden: 50 babies since 1998, peak 2014, No. 1,530 in 2022
France: 730 babies since 1900, peak 1973, No. 2,933 in 2025
Norway: 177 babies since 1945, peak 1972
England & Wales: 53 babies since 1996, peak 1999

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Dejans end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Footballer	3.0×	High · 129 people
Basketball player	2.2×	High · 32 people
Writer	1.1×	Medium · 19 people
Politician	0.4×	Medium · 14 people

Among notable men who are footballers, Dejans show up 3.0× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 29 Dejuans spell it Dejan

Dejuan 58%
Dejon 28%
Dejaun 5%
Dejohn 5%
Dejan 3%
Dejean 2%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2001)