Fun Facts About the Name Jacen
- More than 2 thousand babies named Jacen: U.S. records list 2,479 babies given the name Jacen from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Jacen Mean?
Jacen is an English variant spelling of Jason. Jason comes from the Greek name Iason (Ἰάσων), which is traditionally explained as "healer," from the Greek verb iasthai, "to heal." Some scholars treat Iason as pre-Greek and its deeper origin as uncertain. Jacen carries the same customary meaning as Jason: "healer."
Jacen Name History & Origins
Jason is the English form of Greek Iason (Ἰάσων), the name of the hero who led the Argonauts in the quest for the Golden Fleece. The name also appears in the New Testament as Jason of Thessalonica, a host of Paul and Silas in Acts. Latin Jason is the form that passed into English.
Jacen is a later English respelling rather than a separate traditional name. It uses the same pronunciation as Jason but changes the spelling, with c representing the /s/ sound and e in the final syllable. The spelling Jacen appears in the Star Wars Expanded Universe as the name of Jacen Solo, a son of Han Solo and Leia Organa; that literary use is distinct from the older Greek, Latin, and biblical history of Jason.
How Popular is the Name Jacen?
Jacen has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2013. Its best rank was #1,071 in 2013.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,695 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 2024 | #2,717 | 48 | 0.0028% |
| 2023 | #2,777 | 46 | 0.0027% |
| 2022 | #3,125 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 2021 | #2,537 | 52 | 0.0030% |
| 2020 | #2,197 | 63 | 0.0037% |
| 2019 | #2,243 | 62 | 0.0035% |
| 2018 | #1,727 | 90 | 0.0050% |
| 2017 | #1,728 | 90 | 0.0049% |
| 2016 | #1,415 | 124 | 0.0065% |
| 2015 | #1,457 | 116 | 0.0061% |
| 2014 | #1,230 | 148 | 0.0077% |
| 2013 | #1,071 | 175 | 0.0093% |
| 2012 | #1,410 | 118 | 0.0062% |
| 2011 | #1,336 | 127 | 0.0067% |
| 2010 | #1,529 | 106 | 0.0055% |
| 2009 | #1,677 | 94 | 0.0047% |
| 2008 | #1,605 | 98 | 0.0048% |
| 2007 | #1,543 | 102 | 0.0049% |
| 2006 | #1,658 | 86 | 0.0042% |
| 2005 | #2,145 | 57 | 0.0029% |
| 2004 | #2,036 | 59 | 0.0030% |
| 2003 | #1,824 | 65 | 0.0033% |
| 2002 | #1,986 | 56 | 0.0029% |
| 2001 | #2,362 | 42 | 0.0022% |
| 2000 | #1,979 | 52 | 0.0026% |
| 1999 | #2,752 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 1998 | #2,416 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 1997 | #2,572 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 1996 | #2,633 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1995 | #3,363 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1994 | #4,635 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #5,944 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #6,170 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #6,723 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #6,749 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #4,715 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #6,258 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #4,471 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1983 | #5,137 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #5,952 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #3,495 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1980 | #3,715 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1979 | #5,052 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #4,747 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #3,971 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #3,586 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1975 | #5,067 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1974 | #2,725 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1973 | #3,311 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1972 | #3,771 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1971 | #4,147 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #4,463 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Jacen Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are honest, benevolent, brilliant and often inventive, full of high inspirations. You are courageous, honest, determined, original and creative. You are a leader, especially for a cause. Sometimes you do not care to finish what you start, and may leave details to others. You can do well in position of authority, and prospers in intellectual and professional fields. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You find the best contentment in life when you own your own home and provide well for your family and loved ones. You have a great sense of responsibility and duty. You are comforting, appreciative and affectionate. Your obligation in life is to hold justice and truth, and if you follow the Law, you can find the great happiness and satisfaction.
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