Deja

Deja is a female given name: 99% of people named Deja are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

FemaleHigh

Male 1%Female 99%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 1% male / 99% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 86 male / 15,662 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Deja

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Deja," in English, "Guten Tag Deja," in German. Deja is a female given name: about 99% of people named Deja are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Deja,

German

Guten Tag Deja,

French

Bonjour Deja,

Spanish

Estimado/a Deja:

Chinese

Deja您好：

Japanese

Deja様

English

Hi Deja,

German

Hi Deja,

French

Salut Deja,

Spanish

Hola Deja,

Chinese

Deja你好：

Japanese

Dejaさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Deja by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	woman's name	1%

United States birth data

86 male · 15,662 female · 15,748 births recorded

Male 1%Female 99%

Since 1980: 1% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Deja a male or female name?

Deja is a female given name: 99% of people named Deja are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Deja in an email?

Is Deja a unisex name?

Deja is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Deja are men. Deja leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Deja a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/deja (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_deja,
  title  = {Is Deja a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/deja},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}