Jacen is an uncommon variant of Jason that peaked in 2013 and has since faded.
Jacen is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,695 for boy births in the United States (and #7,961 across all names), given to 30 babies. Jacen first appears in 1970 and peaked in 2013 (175 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | #3,695 |
| 2024 | 48 | 48 | #2,727 |
| 2023 | 46 | 46 | #2,779 |
| 2022 | 39 | 39 | #3,127 |
| 2021 | 52 | 52 | #2,537 |
| 2020 | 63 | 63 | #2,197 |
| 2019 | 62 | 62 | #2,243 |
| 2018 | 90 | 90 | #1,727 |
| 2017 | 90 | 90 | #1,729 |
| 2016 | 125 | 125 | #1,407 |
| 2015 | 116 | 116 | #1,457 |
| 2014 | 148 | 148 | #1,230 |
| 2013 | 175 | 175 | #1,072 |
| 2012 | 118 | 118 | #1,410 |
| 2011 | 127 | 127 | #1,336 |
| 2010 | 106 | 106 | #1,530 |
| 2009 | 94 | 94 | #1,677 |
| 2008 | 98 | 98 | #1,605 |
| 2007 | 102 | 102 | #1,543 |
| 2006 | 86 | 86 | #1,658 |
| 2005 | 57 | 57 | #2,145 |
| 2004 | 59 | 59 | #2,036 |
| 2003 | 65 | 65 | #1,824 |
| 2002 | 56 | 56 | #1,986 |
| 2001 | 42 | 42 | #2,362 |
| 2000 | 52 | 52 | #1,979 |
| 1999 | 31 | 31 | #2,752 |
| 1998 | 36 | 36 | #2,416 |
| 1997 | 31 | — | #2,573 |
| 1996 | 29 | — | #2,633 |
| 1995 | 20 | — | #3,363 |
| 1994 | 13 | — | #4,635 |
| 1993 | 9 | — | #5,944 |
| 1991 | 8 | — | #6,171 |
| 1990 | 7 | — | #6,723 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #6,749 |
| 1987 | 9 | — | #4,715 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | #6,257 |
| 1985 | 9 | — | #4,471 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | #5,138 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | #5,950 |
| 1981 | 12 | — | #3,493 |
| 1980 | 11 | — | #3,714 |
| 1979 | 7 | — | #5,052 |
| 1978 | 7 | — | #4,747 |
| 1977 | 9 | — | #3,969 |
| 1976 | 10 | — | #3,586 |
| 1975 | 6 | — | #5,067 |
| 1974 | 14 | — | #2,725 |
| 1973 | 10 | — | #3,312 |
| 1972 | 8 | — | #3,774 |
| 1971 | 7 | — | #4,147 |
| 1970 | 6 | — | #4,463 |