How Many People Are Named Jacen?
An estimated 2,416 people in the United States have the first name Jacen. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Jacen peaked in popularity in 2013 with 175 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jacen as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jacen paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Jacen is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,416
About 1 in 141,869 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2013
175 births
Total Registered
2,449
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jacen
Jacen is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,449 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jacen as a male name
Ranked #2,717 in 2024
48 male births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (175 births)
Jacen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jacen span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,156 babies were registered. Jacen has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jacen by Decade
How has Jacen tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jacen by State
Birth registrations for Jacen span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in Nevada, New Jersey, Missouri. On average, about 34 Jacens were registered per state.
Jacen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jacen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jacen
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jacen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jacen?
We estimate approximately 2,416 people named Jacen are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 141,869 Americans share this first name.
Is Jacen a common name?
Jacen is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,449 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jacen most popular?
Jacen reached peak popularity in 2013, when 175 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jacen is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jacen a male name?
Jacen is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jacen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jacen Smith, Jacen Johnson, Jacen Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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