Jensen

#2,256 for girls in 2025, 81 births · #282 for boys in 2025, 1,207 births
Given to boys 85.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
2025 · 1,207 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
17,347
since 1927

Jensen over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202008peak #988, 1998girlsboysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,25681#2821,207
2024#3,11951#3271,059
2023#2,51770#3001,113
2022#2,46373#3041,105
2021#2,36676#3021,095
2020#2,65963#3021,100
2019#2,59367#2871,194
2018#2,36177#2931,196
2017#3,19250#3361,010
2016#3,06054#367907
2015#2,38277#395791
2014#2,61567#393793
2013#3,21850#437660
2012#3,21351#510519
2011#4,91528#608400
2010#3,04455#723318
2009#4,26935#835259
2008#3,77942#995196
2007#3,32950#1,083169
2006#3,61743#1,214138
2005#2,78759#1,100150
2004#2,85156#1,216125
2003#2,36870#1,324104
2002#1,86695#1,326100
2001#1,516123#1,221109
2000#1,472125#1,015144
1999#1,138172#1,063128
1998#988204#967143
1997#1,022188#1,33384
1996#1,079171#1,31483
1995#1,346122#1,35476
1994#1,63492#1,47764
1993#1,98570#1,72150
1992#1,98769#1,59855
1991#2,59347#1,46760
1990#2,40251#1,33669
1989#3,67327#1,51654
1988#5,59814#1,45153
1987—#1,93832
1986—#1,29956
1985—#1,54442
1984—#1,55639
1983—#1,42944
1982—#1,59638
1981#9,1106#2,03826
1980—#1,91029
1979—#1,94327
1978—#1,87027
1977—#2,27020
1976—#2,24520
1975—#3,24611
1974—#4,6346
1973—#3,01311
1972—#4,4416
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First appearance
1927

The first year at least five boys were named Jensen! It came in at #4,210, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1927–1954, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Jensen is popular in 2008

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedNHWashington: #606 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,138 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedMINew York: #1,222 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 12,124 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedIAIndiana: #500 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,481 boysINOhio: #529 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 4,027 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,319 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 18,155 boysCAUtah: #369 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,824 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #443 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,382 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedALGeorgia: #1,274 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 12,237 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedHITexas: #955 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 9,958 boysTXFlorida: #1,318 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 14,358 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#369 · 1 in 1,824
  2. Oklahoma#443 · 1 in 2,382
  3. Indiana#500 · 1 in 3,481
  4. Ohio#529 · 1 in 4,027
  5. Washington#606 · 1 in 4,138

Best ever in a state: #70 in West Virginia, 2022.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#369131 in 1,824
Oklahoma#44391 in 2,382
Indiana#500111 in 3,481
Ohio#529161 in 4,027
Washington#60691 in 4,138
Texas#955191 in 9,958
New York#1,22291 in 12,124
Georgia#1,27451 in 12,237
Florida#1,31871 in 14,358
California#1,319141 in 18,155
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Jensen
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 45 spots since 2024 (#327 → #282)
  • 20 spots since 2020 (#302 → #282)
  • 113 spots since 2015 (#395 → #282)
  • Biggest jump: 366 spots in 1998 (#1,333 → #967)
  • Biggest drop: 96 spots in 1999 (#967 → #1,063)
Rise & fade · boys
98 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1927
  • Peaked 2025 at #282 (1,207 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 19 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 19 yrs · run 2008–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,415
  • Highest: 1 in 1,415 boys born in 2025 were named Jensen (0.07%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 44.9% of all boys named Jensen (7,788) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2002
  • Mostly girls until 2001, mostly boys since
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Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s5#4,210 (1927)#4,210
1930s5#4,001 (1930)#4,001
1940s0——
1950s13#2,964 (1955)#3,396
1960s10#3,930 (1965)#4,167
1970s128#1,870 (1978)#2,958
1980s413#1,299 (1986)#1,628
1990s812#967 (1998)#1,363
2000s1,494#835 (2009)#1,133
2010s7,788#287 (2019)#435
2020s6,679#282 (2025)#303

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Jensen in 2008

girls
#3,779
42 births · 1 in 45,022 girls
boys
#995
196 births · 1 in 10,409 boys

Top girls' names in 2008

  1. #1Emma18,830
  2. #2Isabella18,629
  3. #3Emily17,448
  4. #4Olivia17,088
  5. #5Ava17,051
  6. #6Madison17,047
  7. #7Sophia16,091
  8. #8Abigail15,088
  9. #9Elizabeth12,027
  10. #10Chloe11,836
  11. #3,779Jensen42

Top boys' names in 2008

  1. #1Jacob22,621
  2. #2Michael20,652
  3. #3Ethan20,223
  4. #4Joshua19,231
  5. #5Daniel19,032
  6. #6Alexander18,711
  7. #7Anthony18,417
  8. #8William18,403
  9. #9Christopher17,966
  10. #10Matthew17,604
  11. #995Jensen196
More about 2008

girls

1,890,938 girls got a published name in 2008; 1 in 45,022 of them was named Jensen, which outranked 81.5% of the 20,482 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jensen
  1. #3,710Zaylie43
  2. #3,710Zully43
  3. #3,710Zyaire43
  4. #3,779Jensen42
  5. #3,779Adella42
  6. #3,779Aicha42
  7. #3,779Airianna42
  8. #3,859Abbygale41
  9. #3,859Adelaida41
  10. #3,859Adley41

Tied with 79 names at #3,779; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2007
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,375Dayami#10,129 → #754
  2. ↑ 4,524Allisson#4,944 → #420
  3. ↑ 1,019Alisson#1,804 → #785
  4. ↑ 851Milagros#1,579 → #728
  5. ↑ 807Mareli#1,530 → #723
Fallers
  1. ↓ 391Kelis#968 → #1,359
  2. ↓ 390Joselin#755 → #1,145
  3. ↓ 378Tyra#947 → #1,325
  4. ↓ 363Montana#932 → #1,295
  5. ↓ 337Allyssa#988 → #1,325

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,040,150 boys got a published name in 2008; 1 in 10,409 of them was named Jensen, which outranked 93.2% of the 14,625 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jensen
  1. #992Izayah197
  2. #992Maximillian197
  3. #992Rocky197
  4. #995Jensen196
  5. #995Baron196
  6. #995Carsen196
  7. #995Damari196
  8. #1,002Carlo195
  9. #1,002Hugh195
  10. #1,002Rayden195

Tied with 6 names at #995; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2007
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,801Urijah#3,687 → #886
  2. ↑ 1,035Jadiel#1,912 → #877
  3. ↑ 790Aaden#1,132 → #342
  4. ↑ 676Chace#1,337 → #661
  5. ↑ 500Marley#1,263 → #763
Fallers
  1. ↓ 688Kelan#977 → #1,665
  2. ↓ 286Talen#990 → #1,276
  3. ↓ 281Nery#901 → #1,182
  4. ↓ 250Kellan#883 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 250Efren#977 → #1,227

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2008 →