70%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage African American (Modern) Pronounced Pron. /ˈdeɪ.ʒə/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "already" from the French phrase déjà vu meaning "already seen". It received a popularity boost in 1995 when a character named Deja appeared in the movie Higher Learning. Related Names User SubmissionDeja PopularityDetails Last ranked #969 in 2009 United States People think this name isRate·Details modern youthful urban strong strange Categories 1990s, Crosby Stills Nash Young lyrics, currently out of the US top 1000, dance, French words, isograms, memory, music, quickness, RuPauls Drag Race contestants, scientists, Squishmallows, word names