Total births
99
Boys' name · since 2002
Dacen
99 babies named Dacen in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 99
- total births
- 2002–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
Dacen is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 99 have been recorded since 2002.
Social Security Administration records show Dacen recorded 99 times among boys since 2002, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- 99 total births
- 2002–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 59% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
99 boys have been named Dacen since 2002, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.
- 99
- total births
- 2002–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
59% of everyone ever named Dacen was born in this single decade.
2011
Single peak year
14 babies were named Dacen in 2011 - its busiest year on record.
Dacen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dacen's full recorded timeline at 2014, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dacen at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2011
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2002
Dacen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Dacen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Dacen's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Dacen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
26 births
- 2010s
2010s
58 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 58 births (59% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dacen? ▼
Dacen has been given to 99 babies in the U.S. since 2002, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 14 babies were born in 2011, its single highest year.
When was Dacen most popular? ▼
Dacen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Dacen been used? ▼
Dacen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 24 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Dacen? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dacoda, Dace, Dacota, Dacari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Dacen's data
- Dacen's decade-level peak was the 2010s (58 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Dacen
Nearby Names Like Dacen
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dacen
Dacoda Boy
544 births
Dace Boy
#5718 524 births
Dacota Boy
491 births
Dacari Boy
#4404 443 births
Dacian Boy
#8537 306 births
Compare Dacen side by side: Dacen vs Dacoda Dacen vs Dace Dacen vs Dacota
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2002–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Dacen: Baby Name Since 2002 - 99 Births, Peak 2011." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dacen. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dacen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.