boy's name
Jacen
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,555
Scotland
#806
2012 births
Jacen is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 30 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2013, when 175 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 110,522 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1970.
Jacen over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 84 |
| 1980s | 66 |
| 1990s | 184 |
| 2000s | 711 |
| 2010s | 1,157 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 278 |
How popular is Jacen?
In 2025, Jacen was given to 30 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Jacen is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Jacen
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jacen also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jacen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jacen
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jacen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jacen
How popular is the name Jacen?
In 2025, Jacen was given to 30 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Jacen a girl's or a boy's name?
Jacen is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Jacen most popular?
Jacen peaked in 2013, when 175 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Jacen a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jacen currently ranks #3,743 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.