Boys' name · since 1967
Jassen
Jassen has 266 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1974 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,305 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 266
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jassen sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 266 recorded since 1967.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jassen has been recorded 266 times among boys since 1967, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2015.
- #11,305 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 266 born since 1967
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jassen ranks #11,305 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 266 born since 1967, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,305 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 266
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jassen's 266 recorded births place it above 75.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jassen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jassen splits its recorded history at 1980: 33% of all births land in the more recent half, 67% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1974 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jassen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2015
- Peak year (1974)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Jassen by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (166 births, 62% of the file).
1970s was Jassen's strongest decade.
166 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Jassen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
166 births
- 1980s 52
1980s
52 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 166 births (62% of all-time use).
Jassen by state
Where Jassen concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.9% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 266 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Jassen's data
- Jassen's decade-level peak was the 1970s (166 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jassens (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jassen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1967–2015 (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 Jassen 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.