US rank #2964 Boys' name Peak 2014 1,304 births

Jaycen — #2964 US boys' name

1,304 babies named Jaycen in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s361980s241990s782000s2802010s6482020s238
#2964
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 79% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Jaycen was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

85 babies were named Jaycen in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaycen

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,304 babies named Jaycen between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jaycen currently holds the #2964 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 85 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaycen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 648 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jaycen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 130 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Jaycen in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaycen 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 1,304 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.

Jaycen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,304

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

2014

85 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,964

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jaycen popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
85
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
020406080100 202420182012200620001994198619721970 5

Jaycen popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2013 (Jaycen as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2013 5

Jaycen by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
648 births that decade — 50% of Jaycen's all-time total
1970s361980s241990s782000s2802010s6482020s238

Jaycen by state

Where Jaycen concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jaycen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
130 10.0%
#2 California
59 4.5%
#3 Florida
22 1.7%
#4 Georgia
22 1.7%
#5 Pennsylvania
15 1.2%
#6 Ohio
6 0.5%
#7 Arizona
5 0.4%
#8 Mississippi
5 0.4%
Texas share of Jaycen's total US births 10.0%
Even split

130 of 1,304 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Jaycen appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaycen?
1,304 babies have been named Jaycen since 1970. It currently ranks #2964 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 85 births.
When was Jaycen most popular?
Jaycen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 648 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Jaycen most popular?
The top states for the name Jaycen are Texas (130 births), California (59 births), Florida (22 births).
How long has the name Jaycen been used?
Jaycen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jaycen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jayden, Jay, Jayce, Jaylen, 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, 1970–2024 (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.