Acen
Acen was the 3090th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 39 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 2418th with 53 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 502 places. More babies were named Acen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Not yet researched how we research meanings
- Rank in 2025
- #3,090 boys, down 623 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 39boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201753 babies
- Total since 1880
- 693babies recorded
Acen popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,090 | 39 |
| 2020 | #2,467 | 52 |
| 2010 | #4,242 | 23 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Acen, counting every spelling?
Acen is a spelling of Azaan, a name family that ranked #892 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,090 for Acen on its own. Together these spellings went to 255 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azaan | 67 | #2,150 | 395 |
| Acen | 39 | #3,090 | 208 |
| Azan | 35 | #3,317 | 171 |
| Ason | 18 | #5,228 | 139 |
| Asaan | 39 | #3,092 | 102 |
| Asan | 17 | #5,414 | 69 |
| Acyn | 7 | #9,739 | 60 |
| Aason | 7 | #9,724 | 47 |
| Assane | 8 | #8,990 | 31 |
| Azon | 8 | #9,012 | 27 |
| Assan | 5 | #12,203 | 25 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Acen?
39 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Acen (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Acen born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 215 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Acen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Acen?
About 700 people born in the US named Acen are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 13. That makes Acen a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Acen by state
How common Acen was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Acen: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Acen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Acen
How popular is the name Acen?
Acen was the 3090th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 39 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 2418th with 53 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 502 places. More babies were named Acen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Acen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Acen in the US.
Where is Acen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Acen was most common in Louisiana (0.15 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and California.