Boys' name · since 1970
Jaycen
Jaycen has 1,348 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,245 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,852 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,348
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jaycen currently ranks #2852 among boys' names in America, with 1,348 babies recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaycen has been recorded 1,348 times among boys since 1970, currently ranked #2852 nationally and more common than 80% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #4,245 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,852 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,348 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaycen ranks #4,245 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,852 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,348 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,245 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,852 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,348
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jaycen's 1,348 recorded births place it above 90.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jaycen compares
1,348 Top 27% higher than 73% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jaycen's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaycen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,348 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 85 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jaycen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jaycen splits its recorded history at 2003: 86% of all births land in the more recent half, 14% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 85 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jaycen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 85
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Jaycen popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2013 (Jaycen as girls' name)
Jaycen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (648 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Jaycen's strongest decade.
648 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Jaycen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 36
1970s
36 births
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
- 1990s 78
1990s
78 births
- 2000s
2000s
280 births
- 2010s
2010s
648 births
- 2020s
2020s
282 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 648 births (48% of all-time use).
How Jaycen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jaycen's total volume
Jaycen by state
Where Jaycen concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 135 | 10.0% |
| #2 | California | | 59 | 4.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 30 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 22 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 15 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.4% |
135 of 1,348 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Jaycen appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jaycen's data
- Jaycen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (648 total births) through the 2020s (282) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Jaycens (135 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Jaycen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Jaycen 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.