Jaycen
Jaycen was the 2859th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 1772nd with 85 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 640 places. More babies were named Jaycen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Jayson) variant of Jason (healer) · Greek, American English
- Rank in 2025
- #2,859 boys, down 259 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 44boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201485 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,353babies recorded
What does the name Jaycen mean?
Jaycen is a spelling of Jayson, pronounced the same way, so it shares Jayson's meaning and origin.
Jayson is a modern spelling of Jason, which Wiktionary says may be influenced by the name Jay. Jason is the hero of Greek myth; DMNES derives his name from the Greek verb iaomai, I heal. Wiktionary adds that the Jason in the New Testament was probably using a Greek form of Joshua. The Jayson spelling appears in US records from the 1920s.
ἰάομαι (Ancient Greek, “I heal”)
How sure is this? Probable.
Related names: Jason, Jaysen, Jace, Jayceon.
See also: Greek names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jayson' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Jason', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jason' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Jaycen popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 2013.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,859 | 44 |
| 2020 | #2,600 | 49 |
| 2010 | #2,274 | 57 |
| 2000 | #3,365 | 25 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #5,052 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jaycen, counting every spelling?
Jaycen is a spelling of Jayson, a name family that ranked #503 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,859 for Jaycen on its own. Together these spellings went to 598 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson | 384 | #700 | 2,368 |
| Jaysen | 87 | #1,830 | 316 |
| Jaycen | 44 | #2,859 | 233 |
| Jeison | 29 | #3,806 | 136 |
| Jaison | 16 | #5,702 | 109 |
| Jayzen | 14 | #6,258 | 50 |
| Jaeson | 7 | #10,095 | 40 |
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 Jaycen?
44 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jaycen (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jaycen 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 191 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jaycen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jaycen?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Jaycen are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 7 and 18. That makes Jaycen 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.
Jaycen by state
How common Jaycen was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (1.6×). In 46 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 Jaycen: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jaycen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jaycen
What does Jaycen mean?
Jaycen is a spelling of Jayson, which means “variant of Jason (healer)” (Greek, American English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Jaycen?
Jaycen was the 2859th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 1772nd with 85 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 640 places. More babies were named Jaycen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jaycen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jaycen in the US.
Where is Jaycen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jaycen was most common in Mississippi (0.09 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Georgia.