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Girl name

Dejanira

100% girls · last recorded 1998

Dejanira has been given to about 100 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1995, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
Syllables4
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Living in the US≈ 98
Median age today31 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dejanira per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1995 · 36
  • Born in 20250
  • All time100

How popular is Dejanira?

Its best year was 1995, when 36 babies were given the name, ranking 3166th. The typical living American called Dejanira is about 31 years old today.

Names that sound like Dejanira

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Deandra0.78
  2. Alejandra0.68
  3. Leandra0.68
  4. Yajaira0.68
  5. Deasia0.66
  6. Dayanara0.64
  7. Deanna0.62
  8. Deana0.62

Middle names for Dejanira

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dejanira Noelle0.79
  2. Dejanira Belle0.79
  3. Dejanira Rose0.77
  4. Dejanira Louise0.77
  5. Dejanira June0.76
  6. Dejanira Pearl0.76

Sibling names for Dejanira

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kianasister · 0.54
  2. Malikbrother · 0.51
  3. Chandlereither · 0.51
  4. Austinbrother · 0.50
  5. Tayloreither · 0.48
  6. Shelbysister · 0.47

Where Dejanira is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Dejanira White0.72
    2. Dejanira Reyes0.72
    3. Dejanira Nguyen0.72
    4. Dejanira Moore0.72
    5. Dejanira Lee0.72
    6. Dejanira Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Dejanira

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.