Deja

Deja: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “already”
Origin: French
Say it: DAY-zhuh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

From French déjà 'already,' as in the phrase déjà vu. As a given name, it is mainly modern usage rather than a traditional French personal name.

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How popular is Deja?

202417.4 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Deja in 202458

2024 rank#2,860 girls

Peak year1996

Total US babies since 188016,301

Deja is fading: recent use is about 56% of its level ten years before.

Names like Deja

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Charlottefree man · French
Eleanormeaning uncertain · French
Eloisehealthy; wide · French
Claireclear, bright · French
Nataliebirthday of the Lord · French
Madelineof Magdala · French
Carolinefree woman · French
Allisonnoble kind · French

Deja questions

What does the name Deja mean?

Deja means "already". It comes from French. From French déjà 'already,' as in the phrase déjà vu. As a given name, it is mainly modern usage rather than a traditional French personal name.

Is Deja a boy or girl name?

Deja is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Deja?

58 US babies were named Deja in 2024. Its peak year was 1996.

How do you pronounce Deja?

Deja is usually pronounced DAY-zhuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.