Boys' name · since 1998
Jaen
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 39 babies named Jaen, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,884 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 39
- born since 1998
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jaen is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 39 have been recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Jaen recorded 39 times among boys since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2020.
- #23,884 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 39 born since 1998
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaen ranks #23,884 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 39 born since 1998, peaking in the 1990s.
- #23,884 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 39
- born since 1998
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jaen's 39 recorded births place it above 47.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jaen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jaen's full recorded timeline at 2002, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jaen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2020
- Peak year (1999)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Jaen by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (12 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Jaen's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Jaen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 12 births (31% of all-time use).
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- Jaen's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jaen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~22 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1998–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Jaen 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 August 2026.