Boys' name · since 2000
Jayen
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.
- 190
- total births
- 2000–2023
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
190 boys have been named Jayen since 2000, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jayen has been recorded 190 times among boys since 2000, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 2000 to 2023.
- 190 total births
- 2000–2023 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 50% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jayen's 190 recorded births place it above 71% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jayen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jayen's full recorded timeline at 2012, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jayen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2023
- Peak year (2009)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Jayen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Jayen's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Jayen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
69 births
- 2010s
2010s
95 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 95 births (50% of all-time use).
Jayen by state
Where Jayen concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 5.8% |
11 of 190 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jayen's data
- Jayen's decade-level peak was the 2010s (95 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jayens (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2000–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jayen: Baby Name Since 2000 - 190 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jayen. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jayen 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 July 2026.