Jaisen
A masculine name of Hindi origin meaning "victorious in the world".
Name Census estimates that about 278 living Americans carry the first name Jaisen. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jaisen today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jaisen births was 2012 (17 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jaisen. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Jaisen with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
278
~ 1 in 1,232,929 Americans
Peak year
2012
17 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2023 SSA rank
#10,147
Tracked since 1978
Census
Jaisen in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 276 people with the first name Jaisen, which placed it at #31,162 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#31,162
National first-name rank
People counted
276
276 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
29.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jaisen
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jaisen is White at 29.0%. The next largest groups are Black (29.0%) and Hispanic (22.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jaisen described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jaisen at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White29.0% · 80
- Black or African American29.0% · 80
- Hispanic or Latino22.5% · 62
- Asian and Pacific Islander9.1% · 25
- Two or more races9.1% · 25
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.4% · 4
Popularity
Jaisen: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jaisen from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 107 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jaisen by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jaisen during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jaisen
The name Jaisen has its origins in the Sanskrit language, which was the classical language of ancient India. It is believed to have emerged during the Vedic period, which spanned from around 1500 BCE to 500 BCE. The name is derived from the Sanskrit word "jayas," meaning victory or triumph, and the suffix "en," which is a common ending for masculine names in Sanskrit.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jaisen can be found in the Hindu epic, the Mahabharata. In this ancient text, Jaisen was the name of a warrior who fought alongside the Pandava prince, Arjuna, during the great battle of Kurukshetra. While the exact dates are uncertain, the Mahabharata is believed to have been composed sometime between the 8th and 4th centuries BCE.
Throughout history, the name Jaisen has been borne by several notable individuals. One such figure was Jaisen Thapa, a Nepalese military leader who played a crucial role in the unification of Nepal in the late 18th century. He was born in 1763 and served as the commander-in-chief of the Nepalese army under the reign of King Prithvi Narayan Shah.
Another prominent bearer of the name was Jaisen Das, a 16th-century Indian poet and saint who wrote extensively in the Braj Bhasha dialect of Hindi. His most famous work is the "Padmavat," a epic poem that tells the story of the legendary Queen Padmavati of Chittor. Das lived from approximately 1500 to 1598 CE.
In the realm of art, Jaisen Singh was an Indian painter who worked during the 17th century in the court of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. He was renowned for his exquisite miniature paintings, which depicted scenes from court life and nature. Singh's exact birth and death dates are unknown, but he was active in the mid-1600s.
Another notable figure named Jaisen was Jaisen Bhatti, a 12th-century Indian poet and scholar who wrote in the Apabhramsa language. He is best known for his work "Bahu-Bahu-Bahu-Bahu," which is considered one of the earliest examples of Apabhramsa literature. Bhatti lived from around 1100 to 1180 CE.
The name Jaisen has also been borne by contemporary individuals, though their significance in a historical context may be less relevant given the focus on older records and sources.
People
Jaisen + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jaisen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jaisen: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jaisen?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 278 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jaisen going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,232,929 US residents.
Is Jaisen a common name?
We classify Jaisen as "Very Rare". It ranks above 78.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 282 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jaisen most popular?
The single biggest year for Jaisen was 2012, when 17 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jaisen is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jaisen in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 276 people with the name Jaisen, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #31,162 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jaisen in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jaisen?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jaisen leans strongly male. 251 people counted with this name were male (90.0%), compared with 28 female bearers (10.0%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jaisen?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jaisen is White at 29.0%. The next largest groups are Black (29.0%) and Hispanic (22.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jaisen most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jaisen in the 2020 Census, accounting for 29.0% (80 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jaisen in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jaisen a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jaisen in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jaisen still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jaisen in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jaisen can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Jaisen?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.