Jens
Jens was the 5298th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 680th; the most babies were born in 1966 (39). Over the last ten years it has moved up 95 places. More babies were named Jens in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,298 boys, down 962 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 18boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 196639 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,456babies recorded
Jens popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,298 | 18 |
| 2020 | #4,336 | 23 |
| 2010 | #3,944 | 26 |
| 2000 | #3,839 | 21 |
| 1990 | #2,402 | 29 |
| 1980 | #1,748 | 33 |
| 1970 | #1,820 | 24 |
| 1960 | #1,745 | 22 |
| 1950 | #1,848 | 17 |
| 1940 | #2,034 | 13 |
| 1930 | #1,862 | 17 |
| 1920 | #2,003 | 17 |
| 1910 | #1,718 | 5 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | #847 | 7 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jens, counting every spelling?
Jens has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Jens?
18 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jens (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jens born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 465 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jens.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jens?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Jens are alive today, with a median age of 36; half are between 19 and 52. That makes Jens mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jens by state
How common Jens was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jens: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jens, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jens
How popular is the name Jens?
Jens was the 5298th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 680th; the most babies were born in 1966 (39). Over the last ten years it has moved up 95 places. More babies were named Jens in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Jens a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jens in the US.
Where is Jens most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jens was most common in Iowa (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by Minnesota and California.