Recorded 2000–2023 Boys' name Peak 2009 190 births

Jayen — boys' name

190 babies named Jayen in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s692010s952020s26

The verdict

190 boys have been named Jayen since 2000, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.

190
total births
2000–2023
years on record
2010s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

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

2009
Single peak year

21 babies were named Jayen in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jayen

The Social Security Administration has registered 190 babies named Jayen between 2000 and 2023, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jayen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jayen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jayen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jayen in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jayen 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 190 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.

Jayen at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

190

Since 2000

24 years of records

Peak year

2009

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2000

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2023

Jayen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2000

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2009)
21
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
0510152025 2023202020152012200920062000 5

Jayen by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
95 births that decade — 50% of Jayen's all-time total
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Jayen by state

Where Jayen concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jayen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 5.8%
California share of Jayen's total US births 5.8%

11 of 190 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jayen?
190 babies have been named Jayen since 2000. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2009 with 21 births.
When was Jayen most popular?
Jayen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Jayen most popular?
The top states for the name Jayen are California (11 births).
How long has the name Jayen been used?
Jayen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 24 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Jayen?
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.

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, 2000–2023 (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.