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Dejan

Male#168 most common in Croatia6,038 people in Croatia
Meaning:
Man of action, doer
Origin:
Slavic

About the name Dejan

Slavic name derived from 'dejati' (to do, to act).

Popularity with newborns

Dejan has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.

People with this name in Croatia

6,038 people in Croatia are called Dejan, according to the 2021 census. That is #168 among all the names in Imenko.

Where the name is found

Dejan is recorded in every Croatian county.

Characteristics

SlavicModerately common

Notable people called Dejan

  • Dejan LovrenCroatian footballer

Sources

Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.