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Dejuan

♂ Boy

Pronounced də-WAHN /dəˈwɑn/High

Meaning: Modern American blend of the De- prefix with Juan — the Spanish John, 'God is gracious'Medium

In 30 seconds: John with a De- downbeat and a Spanish accent: Dejuan sets Juan — 'God is gracious' — into the great American prefix tradition. Grace, syncopated.
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Origin MediumAmerican, Spanish
MeaningModern American blend of the De- prefix with Juan — the Spanish John, 'God is gracious'
U.S. rank (2024)#3462 ↘ Falling
2024 U.S. births33 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1990
Total births (all-time)≈ 5,491

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 199019552024

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

History & Origin

Dejuan rose in the 1970s-90s American composition era: the De- prefix (of Deandre and Deshawn) before Juan, the Spanish John descending from Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious'. NBA big man DeJuan Blair-era athletes carried it through the 2000s.

Spellings split between Dejuan and capital-J DeJuan. It remains uncommon — bilingual at the seams, gracious at the core.

Did you know? Juan inside Dejuan connects it to literature's Don Juan and history's Juan Carlos — the most-traveled John in the Romance world, here remixed American-style.
Overall data confidence 80%
U.S. Social Security Administration name files — emergence pattern

Variations

DeJuanDajuanDewan

Nicknames

JuanDee

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If you like Dejuan…

Deandre— the flagship De- composition
Deshawn— the fellow De- plus John-route blend
Juan— the Spanish John at its heart
Daquan— echoes that soft -an sound
Mylan— a fellow American choice

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Dejuan mean?

Dejuan is a modern blend of the De- prefix with Juan, the Spanish John, meaning 'God is gracious'.

How do you pronounce Dejuan?

It's said də-WAHN /dəˈwɑn/ — two syllables, stress on the second.

Is Dejuan a boy or girl name?

Dejuan is a boy's name.

How popular is Dejuan?

Dejuan is an uncommon name in the U.S.