Is Jacen a boy or girl name?
Jacen is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 48 boys were named Jacen, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,449 US babies named Jacen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,717
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Jacen since 1970
- 2,449
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 175 babies
Boys and girls named Jacen, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 48 | #2,717 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 46 | #2,777 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 39 | #3,125 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 52 | #2,537 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 63 | #2,197 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 62 | #2,243 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 90 | #1,727 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 90 | #1,728 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 124 | #1,415 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 116 | #1,457 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 148 | #1,230 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 175 | #1,071 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 118 | #1,410 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 127 | #1,336 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 106 | #1,529 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 94 | #1,677 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 98 | #1,605 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 102 | #1,543 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 86 | #1,658 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 57 | #2,145 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 59 | #2,036 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 65 | #1,824 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 56 | #1,986 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 42 | #2,362 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 52 | #1,979 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 31 | #2,752 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 36 | #2,416 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 31 | #2,572 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 29 | #2,633 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 20 | #3,363 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,635 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,944 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 8 | #6,170 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,723 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,749 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,715 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #6,258 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,471 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,137 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,952 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,495 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,715 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 7 | #5,052 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,747 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 9 | #3,971 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,586 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,067 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 14 | #2,725 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,311 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,771 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,147 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,463 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jacen reached #1,071 in 2013. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jacen
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.