Recorded 1967–2015 Boys' name Peak 1974 266 births

Jassen — boys' name

266 babies named Jassen in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s121970s1661980s521990s102000s112010s15
1970s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Jassen was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

23 babies were named Jassen in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jassen

The Social Security Administration has registered 266 babies named Jassen between 1967 and 2015, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jassen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jassen performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 166 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jassen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Jassen in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jassen 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 266 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.

Jassen at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

266

Since 1967

49 years of records

Peak year

1974

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1967

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2015

Jassen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1967

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1974)
23
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
0510152025 2015200219851980197619721967 6

Jassen by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
166 births that decade — 62% of Jassen's all-time total
1960s121970s1661980s521990s102000s112010s15

Jassen by state

Where Jassen concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jassen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.9%
#2 Illinois
5 1.9%
California share of Jassen's total US births 1.9%
Even split

5 of 266 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jassen?
266 babies have been named Jassen since 1967. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1974 with 23 births.
When was Jassen most popular?
Jassen was most popular in the 1970s decade with 166 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Jassen most popular?
The top states for the name Jassen are California (5 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Jassen been used?
Jassen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 49 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Jassen?
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.

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, 1967–2015 (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.