Deja is a girl's name of French origin meaning “before.” In 2024 it was given to 58 girls in the United States.
Deja belongs to the French tradition. Its meaning — “before” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page. It travels in a few spellings: Dejanira.
In the United States, Deja first appears in Social Security records in 1962. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #182 in 1996, and in 2024 58 babies received the name — 16,215 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Deja means “before” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Deja is a girl name. In 2024, 58 babies received the name in the US.
Deja comes from the French tradition. It is also spelled Dejanira.
Deja first appears in US records in 1962. Its best-ever ranking was #182 in 1996, and 58 babies were given the name in 2024.
Deja is pronounced /Sălățig|county/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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