Unisex name · since 2008

Maycen

Maycen has 122 recorded births since 2008 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

122
total births
2008–2025
years on record
2010s
peak decade
76%
born in that decade

122 boys have been named Maycen since 2008, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maycen has been recorded 122 times among boys since 2008, 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 2008 to 2025.

  • 122 total births
  • 2008–2025 years on record
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 76% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Maycen's 122 recorded births place it above 65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Maycen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Maycen's full recorded timeline at 2015, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Maycen popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2014)
12
Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
468101214 20082010201220142016201820212025 9

Maycen popularity over time - girls

52 total births recorded since 2000 (Maycen as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 52 births
4.555.566.577.5 200020022006200720082009201020132022 5

Maycen by decade

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

2010s was Maycen's strongest decade.

93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.

Maycen births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 93 births (76% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maycen?
Maycen has been given to 122 babies in the U.S. since 2008, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 12 babies were born in 2014, its single highest year.
When was Maycen most popular?
Maycen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 93 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Is Maycen a unisex name?
Yes, Maycen is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 122 births, and as a girl's name it has 52 births.
How long has the name Maycen been used?
Records for Maycen go back to 2008, giving 18 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Maycen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maynard, Mayson, Mayer, Mayo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Maycen's data

  • Maycen's decade-level peak was the 2010s (93 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • 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.

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, 2008–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Maycen: Baby Name Since 2008 - 122 Births, Peak 2014." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/maycen. 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 Maycen 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.