Jensen
Boy · JEN-sen · Scandinavian
Jensen is a boys' name of Scandinavian origin, meaning “son of Jens (John)”. In 2025 it ranked 270th for boys in the UK (191 babies) and 282nd for boys in the US (1,207 babies).
What does Jensen mean?
Scandinavian: Danish surname, from Jens, a form of John
“son of Jens (John)”
One of the commonest Danish surnames; Jens is the Danish form of John.
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- JEN-sen
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Is Jensen a girl's or a boy's name?
Jensen is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 191 boys in the UK and 81 girls and 1,207 boys in the US.
How popular is Jensen in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #270among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 191about 1 in 1,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 191 boys in the UK were named Jensen, making it the 270th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 250th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 381 boys.
2025 had more boys named Jensen than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Jensen in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 584 boys in the UK were given Jensen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #110, up from #270 for this spelling alone.
- Jenson 393
- Jensen 191
Among boys in 2025, it was 267th in England and Wales, 298th in Scotland and 212th in Northern Ireland.
Jensen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 191 | #270 |
| 2024 | 155 | #319 |
| 2023 | 175 | #293 |
| 2022 | 149 | #340 |
| 2021 | 189 | #282 |
| 2020 | 217 | #250 |
| 2019 | 281 | #204 |
| 2018 | 241 | #240 |
| 2017 | 300 | #205 |
| 2016 | 303 | #212 |
| 2015 | 317 | #204 |
| 2014 | 381 | #165 |
| 2013 | 327 | #199 |
| 2012 | 306 | #205 |
| 2011 | 318 | #196 |
| 2010 | 265 | #217 |
| 2009 | 190 | #262 |
| 2008 | 114 | #368 |
| 2007 | 133 | #321 |
| 2006 | 133 | #296 |
| 2005 | 97 | #359 |
| 2004 | 114 | #307 |
| 2003 | 89 | #345 |
| 2002 | 47 | #514 |
| 2001 | 66 | #402 |
| 2000 | 53 | #450 |
| 1999 | 11 | #1,267 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Jensen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #282among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,207about 1 in 1,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,207 boys in the US were named Jensen, making it the 282nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 302nd. It first appears in the records in 1927. 81 girls were also named Jensen in 2025 (2,256th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Jensen of any year since it first appeared, in 1927.
Half of all the boys named Jensen in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,361 boys in the US were given Jensen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #274, up from #282 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 6% of the babies named Jensen in the US were girls.
Jensen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,207 | #282 |
| 2024 | 1,059 | #327 |
| 2023 | 1,113 | #300 |
| 2022 | 1,105 | #304 |
| 2021 | 1,095 | #302 |
| 2020 | 1,100 | #302 |
| 2019 | 1,194 | #287 |
| 2018 | 1,196 | #293 |
| 2017 | 1,010 | #336 |
| 2016 | 907 | #367 |
| 2015 | 791 | #395 |
| 2014 | 793 | #393 |
| 2013 | 660 | #437 |
| 2012 | 519 | #510 |
| 2011 | 400 | #608 |
| 2010 | 318 | #723 |
| 2009 | 259 | #835 |
| 2008 | 196 | #995 |
| 2007 | 169 | #1,083 |
| 2006 | 138 | #1,214 |
| 2005 | 150 | #1,099 |
| 2004 | 125 | #1,214 |
| 2003 | 104 | #1,323 |
| 2002 | 100 | #1,323 |
| 2001 | 109 | #1,219 |
| 2000 | 144 | #1,013 |
| 1999 | 128 | #1,061 |
| 1998 | 143 | #965 |
| 1997 | 84 | #1,330 |
| 1996 | 83 | #1,312 |
| 1995 | 76 | #1,349 |
| 1994 | 64 | #1,472 |
| 1993 | 50 | #1,716 |
| 1992 | 55 | #1,593 |
| 1991 | 60 | #1,461 |
| 1990 | 69 | #1,331 |
| 1989 | 54 | #1,511 |
| 1988 | 53 | #1,446 |
| 1987 | 32 | #1,934 |
| 1986 | 56 | #1,298 |
| 1985 | 42 | #1,543 |
| 1984 | 39 | #1,555 |
| 1983 | 44 | #1,428 |
| 1982 | 38 | #1,595 |
| 1981 | 26 | #2,037 |
| 1980 | 29 | #1,910 |
| 1979 | 27 | #1,943 |
| 1978 | 27 | #1,870 |
| 1977 | 20 | #2,270 |
| 1976 | 20 | #2,244 |
| 1975 | 11 | #3,244 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,632 |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,011 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,928 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 8 | #2,962 |
| 1954 | 5 | #3,825 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #3,999 |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,208 |
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