Jaymen
An English masculine name of uncertain origin, possibly meaning "defender" or "strong".
Name Census estimates that about 236 living Americans carry the first name Jaymen. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jaymen today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jaymen births was 2009 (19 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jaymen. 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.
People living today
236
~ 1 in 1,452,349 Americans
Peak year
2009
19 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2024 SSA rank
#13,079
Tracked since 1993
Census
Jaymen in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 236 people with the first name Jaymen, which placed it at #34,545 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
#34,545
National first-name rank
People counted
236
236 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
45.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jaymen
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jaymen is White at 45.8%. The next largest groups are Black (18.6%) and Hispanic (13.1%). 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 Jaymen 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 Jaymen at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White45.8% · 108
- Black or African American18.6% · 44
- Hispanic or Latino13.1% · 31
- Two or more races10.6% · 25
- Asian and Pacific Islander9.3% · 22
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.5% · 6
Popularity
Jaymen: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jaymen from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 118 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jaymen 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 Jaymen 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 Jaymen
The name Jaymen is a masculine given name that has its origins in the Aramaic language, which was widely spoken in the ancient Middle East. The name is derived from the Aramaic word "yamen," meaning "right hand" or "fortunate." It is believed to have emerged as a name during the late Hellenistic period, around the 3rd century BCE, when Aramaic was the lingua franca of the region.
Aramaic was the language spoken by Jesus and his disciples, and the name Jaymen can be found in some early Christian texts and manuscripts. However, it was not a commonly used name among early Christians and did not gain widespread popularity until much later.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jaymen can be found in the writings of the 12th-century Jewish philosopher and scholar, Maimonides. He mentioned a person named Jaymen ben Ezra, who lived in Egypt during the late 11th century and was known for his expertise in medicine and astronomy.
Another notable figure who bore the name Jaymen was Jaymen al-Hakim, a 13th-century Arab mathematician and astronomer from present-day Syria. He made significant contributions to the field of algebra and wrote several important treatises on mathematics and astronomy.
In the 16th century, there was a famous Persian poet named Jaymen Gilani, who was known for his lyrical poetry and his mastery of the Persian language. His works were widely read and celebrated throughout the Persian-speaking world.
During the 18th century, a French explorer and cartographer named Jaymen d'Anville (1697-1782) gained renown for his detailed maps and charts of various regions, including North America and parts of Asia. His work was highly influential and helped shape the field of cartography during that era.
One of the most well-known figures with the name Jaymen in more recent history was Jaymen Khashoggi (1958-2018), a Saudi Arabian journalist and dissident who was brutally murdered by agents of the Saudi government in 2018. His tragic death sparked international outrage and brought attention to issues of press freedom and human rights violations in Saudi Arabia.
People
Jaymen + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jaymen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jaymen: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jaymen?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 236 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jaymen 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 1,452,349 US residents.
Is Jaymen a common name?
We classify Jaymen as "Very Rare". It ranks above 76.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 239 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jaymen most popular?
The single biggest year for Jaymen was 2009, when 19 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jaymen is about 21 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jaymen in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 236 people with the name Jaymen, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #34,545 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 Jaymen 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 Jaymen?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jaymen leans strongly male. 225 people counted with this name were male (94.9%), compared with 12 female bearers (5.1%). 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 Jaymen?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jaymen is White at 45.8%. The next largest groups are Black (18.6%) and Hispanic (13.1%). 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 Jaymen most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jaymen in the 2020 Census, accounting for 45.8% (108 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 Jaymen in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jaymen a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jaymen 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 Jaymen still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jaymen 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 Jaymen 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 called Jaymen?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.