Total births
102
Boys' name · since 1996
Jaken
102 babies named Jaken in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 102
- total births
- 1996–2019
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
Jaken sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 102 recorded since 1996.
Jaken has 102 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2019.
- 102 total births
- 1996–2019 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
102 boys have been named Jaken since 1996, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2019.
- 102
- total births
- 1996–2019
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
55% of everyone ever named Jaken was born in this single decade.
2011
Single peak year
11 babies were named Jaken in 2011 - its busiest year on record.
Jaken's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jaken's full recorded timeline at 2008, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jaken at a glance
Last recorded 2019Peak year
2011
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1996
Jaken popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2019
- Peak year (2011)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Jaken by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Jaken's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Jaken births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
56 births
- 2010s
2010s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 56 births (55% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jaken? ▼
Jaken has been given to 102 babies in the U.S. since 1996, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2019. 11 babies were born in 2011, its single highest year.
When was Jaken most popular? ▼
Jaken was most popular in the 2000s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Jaken been used? ▼
Jaken has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 24 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Jaken? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jake, Jakob, Jakari, Jakobe, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Jaken's data
- Jaken's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (56 total births) through the 2010s (41) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- 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 Jaken
Nearby Names Like Jaken
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jaken
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Jakob Boy
#1121 31,959 births
Jakari Boy
#647 5,312 births
Jakobe Boy
#1306 4,883 births
Jakai Boy
#646 4,059 births
Compare Jaken side by side: Jaken vs Jake Jaken vs Jakob Jaken vs Jakari
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1996–2019 (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. "Jaken: Baby Name Since 1996 - 102 Births, Peak 2011." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jaken. 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 Jaken 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 July 2026.