US rank #5697 Boys' name Peak 1979 4,640 births

Jasen — #5697 US boys' name

4,640 babies named Jasen in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#5697
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 60% of names given to boys today.

1970s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Jasen was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

204 babies were named Jasen in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jasen

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,640 babies named Jasen between 1954 and 2024, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jasen currently holds the #5697 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 204 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jasen performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 1,703 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Jasen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 683 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Jasen in 27 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jasen in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 4,640 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jasen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,640

Since 1954

71 years of records

Peak year

1979

204 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#5,697

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1954

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jasen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1954

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1979)
204
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
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Jasen by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
1,703 births that decade — 37% of Jasen's all-time total
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Jasen by state

Where Jasen concentrates geographically — total births since 1954

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jasen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
683 14.7%
#2 New York
223 4.8%
#3 Michigan
183 3.9%
#4 Texas
182 3.9%
#5 Illinois
158 3.4%
#6 Florida
154 3.3%
#7 Ohio
111 2.4%
#8 Washington
95 2.0%
California share of Jasen's total US births 14.7%
Even split

683 of 4,640 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.

Jasen appears in 27 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jasen?
4,640 babies have been named Jasen since 1954. It currently ranks #5697 among boys. The peak year was 1979 with 204 births.
When was Jasen most popular?
Jasen was most popular in the 1970s decade with 1,703 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Jasen most popular?
The top states for the name Jasen are California (683 births), New York (223 births), Michigan (183 births).
How long has the name Jasen been used?
Jasen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 71 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jasen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jason, Jasper, Jase, Jasiah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1954–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.