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Dejan
How to Pronounce Dejan
Pronounced DEH-yahn /ΛdΙjΙn/Medium
Meaning: Dejan is a Serbian and broader South Slavic male name, linked to a Slavic root meaning action or deed, and understood as one who acts or does. It is a long-established name across the Balkans.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Dejan is a genuine South Slavic name from a Slavic root for action or doing. Common across Serbia and the Balkans, it reached the United States with immigrant families.
It was never common here, given to only about twenty boys a year at most, appearing around the turn of the two-thousands. A Dejan from then would be a young adult today.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Dejan mean?
In Serbian and South Slavic use it is linked to a root meaning action or deed.
How do you pronounce Dejan?
It is said DEH-yahn /ΛdΙjΙn/, two syllables stressed at the front.
Is Dejan a boy or girl name?
Dejan is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Dejan?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty boys a year around the turn of the two-thousands, though it is common in the Balkans.