Maycen
The Story of Maycen
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Maycen as a girl name dates back to 2000, when 6 babies received it. 2009 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Maycen — #13,701 in the national rankings. About 69% of every Maycen on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Maycen last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 52 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Maycen as a boy name dates back to 2008, when 5 babies received it. 2014 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Maycen — #6,629 in the national rankings. About 82% of every Maycen on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Maycen last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 113 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Maycen
Maycen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2008 and has accumulated 113 births in the dataset. Maycen's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #6,629. Use the chart and map above to compare Maycen's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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