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.
Notable people called Dejan
- Dejan Lovren — Croatian 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.