The baby name Dej is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /dɛdʒ/ or /deɪdʒ/ ("DEJ" rhyming with 'edge' or pronounced like 'dayj').
The baby name Dej is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /dɛdʒ/ or /deɪdʒ/ ("DEJ" rhyming with 'edge' or pronounced like 'dayj').
Dej is in Origin.
Dej is a modern, ultra-rare given name and nickname, found chiefly in English-speaking contexts. It most often appears as a clipped form of longer names - South Slavic Dejan, Yoruba Deji, or the English/African‑American names Deja/Dejah. The spelling also matches Czech dej (“give”) and děj (“action, plot”), associations sometimes noted by Slavic speakers, though not a traditional given name there.
Meaning depends on the source: from Dejan it echoes a Slavic root “to do, act”; from Yoruba Deji it relates to “two/second,” often tied to twins; from Deja/Dejah it inherits a modern coinage influenced by French déjà (“already”). Variants and relatives include Dejan/Dejana, Deji, Deja/Dejah, and Dejon/DeJohn. Usage is unisex, skewing male when linked to Dejan/Deji and female when linked to Deja.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | Girls | 0 | #9 | 1 | 18 |
| FJ | Boys | 0 | #17 | 1 | 603 |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #153 | 2 | 4,685 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #275 | 4 | 7,507 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #291 | 3 | 6,876 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #293 | 2 | 3,687 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #301 | 5 | 6,530 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #340 | 4 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #406 | 3 | 11,440 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #503 | 13 | 19,177 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #560 | 6 | 10,162 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #803 | 4 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #858 | 8 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #998 | 4 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 5 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MA | 0 | #1,068 | 61 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,226 | 9 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,234 | 3 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,264 | 9 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,683 | 9 | 28,008 |
Dej is popular in 40 countries — most recent births per country:
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