Boys' name · since 1999
Pacen
108 babies named Pacen in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,941 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 108
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Pacen is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 108 have been recorded since 1999.
Pacen has 108 recorded births among boys since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2024.
- #16,941 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 108 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pacen ranks #16,941 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 108 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,941 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 108
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Pacen's 108 recorded births place it above 62.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Pacen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Pacen's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Pacen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2024
- Peak year (2000)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Pacen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (62 births, 57% of the file).
2000s was Pacen's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Pacen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
62 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 62 births (57% of all-time use).
Pacen by state
Where Pacen concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 9.3% |
10 of 108 births nationwide.
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What to do with Pacen's data
- Pacen's decade-level peak was the 2000s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Pacens (10 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pacen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1999–2024 (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 Pacen 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.