Jacen Boy
How popular is Jacen?
#3,657 boy name in 2025
30 baby boys were named Jacen in the US in 2025, making it the 3657th most popular boy name.
Jacen popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #3,657 for boys (▼ 942 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 30 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-74% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,453 in 2015, #2,190 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2013 (175 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,070 in 2013 |
| First recorded | 1970 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jacen counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jacen family of names ranked #1,708 for boys in 2025 (#1,551 the year before), with 74 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jacen | 30 | 41% |
| Jaycen | 44 | 59% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Jacen is most popular
Babies named Jacen per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (19 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (19 boys)
- Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Jacen by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84 | #2,672 |
| 1980s | 66 | #3,410 |
| 1990s | 184 | #2,391 |
| 2000s | 711 | #1,539 |
| 2010s | 1,157 | #1,070 |
| 2020s | 278 | #2,190 |
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Questions
- Is Jacen a boy or girl name?
- Jacen is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Jacen were boys.
- How popular is the name Jacen?
- 30 baby boys were named Jacen in the US in 2025, making it the 3657th most popular boy name.
- When was Jacen most popular?
- Jacen peaked in 2013, when 175 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,070 in 2013.
- How many people are named Jacen?
- 2,480 babies have been named Jacen in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,444 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 15.
- Where is Jacen most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Jacen was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.