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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202020peak #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 2020

  • 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: #206 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 722 boysNHWashington: #419 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,951 boysWAIdaho: #273 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 968 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #226 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 673 boysNDMinnesota: #293 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,250 boysMNIllinois: #370 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,821 boysILWisconsin: #351 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,596 boysWIMichigan: #267 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,220 boysMINew York: #499 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 2,922 boysNYMassachusetts: #714 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,369 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedRIOregon: #365 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,548 boysORNevada: #350 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,483 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #129 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 371 boysSDIowa: #190 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 679 boysIAIndiana: #150 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 550 boysINOhio: #160 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 619 boysOHPennsylvania: #286 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,350 boysPANew Jersey: #621 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,932 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #555 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 3,511 boysCAUtah: #263 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 964 boysUTColorado: #506 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,510 boysCONebraska: #231 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 798 boysNEMissouri: #173 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 619 boysMOKentucky: #159 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 595 boysKYWest Virginia: #96 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 303 boysWVVirginia: #308 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,432 boysVAMaryland: #632 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,580 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedDEArizona: #507 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,459 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedNMKansas: #251 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 980 boysKSArkansas: #167 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 580 boysARTennessee: #172 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 695 boysTNNorth Carolina: #349 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,748 boysNCSouth Carolina: #299 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,250 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #230 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 845 boysOKLouisiana: #189 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 719 boysLAMississippi: #216 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 808 boysMSAlabama: #213 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 837 boysALGeorgia: #357 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,676 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jensen, so not publishedHITexas: #315 for boys · 121 births · 1 in 1,399 boysTXFlorida: #400 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 2,148 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. West Virginia#96 · 1 in 303
  2. South Dakota#129 · 1 in 371
  3. Indiana#150 · 1 in 550
  4. Kentucky#159 · 1 in 595
  5. Ohio#160 · 1 in 619

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#96231 in 303
South Dakota#12991 in 371
Indiana#150591 in 550
Kentucky#159331 in 595
Ohio#160881 in 619
Arkansas#167221 in 580
Tennessee#172491 in 695
Missouri#173461 in 619
Louisiana#189301 in 719
Iowa#190201 in 679
New Hampshire#20661 in 722
Alabama#213261 in 837
Mississippi#216151 in 808
North Dakota#22651 in 673
Oklahoma#230211 in 845
Nebraska#231111 in 798
Kansas#251141 in 980
Utah#263201 in 964
Michigan#267351 in 1,220
Idaho#27381 in 968
Pennsylvania#286401 in 1,350
Minnesota#293201 in 1,250
South Carolina#299161 in 1,250
Virginia#308271 in 1,432
Texas#3151211 in 1,399
North Carolina#349281 in 1,748
Nevada#35081 in 1,483
Wisconsin#351151 in 1,596
Georgia#357301 in 1,676
Oregon#365101 in 1,548
Illinois#370301 in 1,821
Florida#400421 in 2,148
Washington#419171 in 1,951
New York#499301 in 2,922
Colorado#506101 in 2,510
Arizona#507131 in 2,459
California#555541 in 3,511
New Jersey#621101 in 3,932
Maryland#63271 in 3,580
Massachusetts#71451 in 5,369
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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
all girlsall boys
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 2020

girls
#2,659
63 births · 1 in 25,660 girls
boys
#302
1,100 births · 1 in 1,569 boys

Top girls' names in 2020

  1. #1Olivia17,691
  2. #2Emma15,723
  3. #3Ava13,201
  4. #4Sophia13,105
  5. #5Charlotte13,100
  6. #6Amelia12,802
  7. #7Isabella12,226
  8. #8Mia11,269
  9. #9Evelyn9,517
  10. #10Harper8,849
  11. #2,659Jensen63

Top boys' names in 2020

  1. #1Liam19,865
  2. #2Noah18,464
  3. #3Oliver14,277
  4. #4Elijah13,238
  5. #5William12,676
  6. #6James12,390
  7. #7Benjamin12,264
  8. #8Lucas11,386
  9. #9Henry10,793
  10. #10Alexander10,268
  11. #302Jensen1,100
More about 2020

girls

1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 25,660 of them was named Jensen, which outranked 84.8% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jensen
  1. #2,631Siobhan64
  2. #2,631Taylee64
  3. #2,631Zaniah64
  4. #2,659Jensen63
  5. #2,659Analeigh63
  6. #2,659Astraea63
  7. #2,659Azura63
  8. #2,682Adelaida62
  9. #2,682Alethea62
  10. #2,682Alonna62

Tied with 22 names at #2,659; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,492Avayah#2,428 → #936
  2. ↑ 950Denisse#1,802 → #852
  3. ↑ 818Jianna#1,668 → #850
  4. ↑ 609Capri#1,291 → #682
  5. ↑ 550Rosalia#1,287 → #737
Fallers
  1. ↓ 393Yaritza#813 → #1,206
  2. ↓ 271Seraphina#1,000 → #1,271
  3. ↓ 207Marissa#874 → #1,081
  4. ↓ 203Annabella#644 → #847
  5. ↓ 195Jayde#832 → #1,027

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

boys

1,726,076 boys got a published name in 2020; 1 in 1,569 of them was named Jensen, which outranked 97.9% of the 14,060 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jensen
  1. #299Atticus1,119
  2. #299Kameron1,119
  3. #301Dante1,110
  4. #302Jensen1,100
  5. #303Cruz1,098
  6. #304Brady1,089
  7. #304Finley1,089
Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 587Zyair#1,548 → #961
  2. ↑ 567Jaxtyn#1,152 → #585
  3. ↑ 539Jakobe#1,372 → #833
  4. ↑ 473Kylo#922 → #449
  5. ↑ 461Ander#1,085 → #624
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Vivaan#875 → #1,255
  2. ↓ 282Alexzander#890 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 268Reyansh#806 → #1,074
  4. ↓ 266Javion#949 → #1,215
  5. ↓ 224Kenny#862 → #1,086

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

See the top 100 for 2020 →