Jenson
Boy · JEN-son · Scandinavian
Jenson is a boys' name of Scandinavian origin, meaning “son of Jens (John)”. In 2025 it ranked 147th for boys in the UK (393 babies) and 1,347th for boys in the US (140 babies).
What does Jenson mean?
Scandinavian: English spelling of the Danish surname Jensen
“son of Jens (John)”
Associated with the Formula One champion Jenson Button, whose name was adapted from the Danish surname Jensen.
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- JEN-son
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Is Jenson a girl's or a boy's name?
Jenson is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 393 boys in the UK and 140 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jenson in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #147among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 393about 1 in 760 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.8%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 393 boys in the UK were named Jenson, making it the 147th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 78th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 1,330 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 8 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Jenson than any year since 2008.
Half of all the boys named Jenson in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 584 boys in the UK were given Jenson or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #110, up from #147 for this spelling alone.
- Jenson 393
- Jensen 191
Among boys in 2025, it was 140th in England and Wales, 262nd in Scotland and 253rd in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2014 (#61).
Jenson in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 393 | #147 |
| 2024 | 419 | #142 |
| 2023 | 474 | #128 |
| 2022 | 510 | #126 |
| 2021 | 606 | #111 |
| 2020 | 796 | #78 |
| 2019 | 838 | #82 |
| 2018 | 956 | #74 |
| 2017 | 1,144 | #60 |
| 2016 | 1,111 | #65 |
| 2015 | 1,271 | #54 |
| 2014 | 1,104 | #66 |
| 2013 | 1,100 | #66 |
| 2012 | 1,330 | #60 |
| 2011 | 995 | #75 |
| 2010 | 712 | #101 |
| 2009 | 430 | #150 |
| 2008 | 201 | #246 |
| 2007 | 254 | #207 |
| 2006 | 287 | #183 |
| 2005 | 259 | #186 |
| 2004 | 267 | #176 |
| 2003 | 129 | #269 |
| 2002 | 95 | #322 |
| 2001 | 96 | #319 |
| 2000 | 104 | #297 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Jenson in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,347among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 140about 1 in 12,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 140 boys in the US were named Jenson, making it the 1,347th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,166th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 182 boys. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the boys named Jenson in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,361 boys in the US were given Jenson or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #274, up from #1,347 for this spelling alone.
Jenson in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 140 | #1,347 |
| 2024 | 142 | #1,344 |
| 2023 | 131 | #1,404 |
| 2022 | 152 | #1,269 |
| 2021 | 182 | #1,119 |
| 2020 | 165 | #1,166 |
| 2019 | 174 | #1,123 |
| 2018 | 155 | #1,207 |
| 2017 | 168 | #1,132 |
| 2016 | 159 | #1,194 |
| 2015 | 135 | #1,307 |
| 2014 | 120 | #1,402 |
| 2013 | 111 | #1,475 |
| 2012 | 111 | #1,462 |
| 2011 | 83 | #1,754 |
| 2010 | 80 | #1,815 |
| 2009 | 57 | #2,286 |
| 2008 | 40 | #2,945 |
| 2007 | 39 | #2,972 |
| 2006 | 29 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 48 | #2,395 |
| 2004 | 48 | #2,340 |
| 2003 | 28 | #3,275 |
| 2002 | 25 | #3,445 |
| 2001 | 29 | #3,056 |
| 2000 | 24 | #3,417 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,531 |
| 1998 | 22 | #3,386 |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,241 |
| 1996 | 24 | #3,016 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 17 | #3,655 |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,912 |
| 1991 | 14 | #3,998 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,601 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,011 |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,910 |
| 1987 | 11 | #3,954 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,126 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,698 |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,882 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,690 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,151 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,133 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
Names like Jenson
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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