Jenson
- Last seen for girls in 2014 at #16,513
- #1,347 for boys in 2025, 140 births
- Given to boys 99.1% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2021 · 182 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 2,849since 1979
Jenson over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Jenson has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,347 | 140 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,344 | 142 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,404 | 131 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,269 | 152 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,119 | 182 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,166 | 165 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,123 | 174 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,207 | 155 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,132 | 168 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,194 | 159 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,307 | 135 | |
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | #1,402 | 120 |
| 2013 | — | #1,475 | 111 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,462 | 111 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,755 | 83 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,816 | 80 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,287 | 57 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,946 | 40 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,974 | 39 | |
| 2006 | — | #3,524 | 29 | |
| 2005 | #16,462 | 5 | #2,399 | 48 |
| 2004 | — | #2,344 | 48 | |
| 2003 | — | #3,280 | 28 | |
| 2002 | — | #3,450 | 25 | |
| 2001 | — | #3,061 | 29 | |
| 2000 | — | #3,423 | 24 | |
| 1999 | #14,411 | 5 | #4,537 | 15 |
| 1998 | #11,138 | 7 | #3,390 | 22 |
| 1997 | — | #4,246 | 15 | |
| 1996 | — | #3,021 | 24 | |
| 1995 | — | #4,791 | 12 | |
| 1994 | — | #4,290 | 14 | |
| 1993 | — | #3,661 | 17 | |
| 1992 | #13,317 | 5 | #3,920 | 15 |
| 1991 | — | #4,005 | 14 | |
| 1990 | — | #3,607 | 16 | |
| 1989 | — | #4,017 | 13 | |
| 1988 | — | #3,915 | 12 | |
| 1987 | — | #3,959 | 11 | |
| 1986 | — | #4,130 | 10 | |
| 1985 | — | #4,333 | 9 | |
| 1984 | — | #3,701 | 11 | |
| 1983 | — | #3,884 | 10 | |
| 1982 | — | #3,692 | 11 | |
| 1981 | — | #4,153 | 9 | |
| 1980 | — | #4,134 | 9 | |
| 1979 | — | #6,056 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1979
The first year at least five boys were named Jenson! It came in at #6,056, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1979, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Jenson is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Kentucky#625 · 1 in 3,423
- Tennessee#842 · 1 in 5,253
- Indiana#844 · 1 in 5,277
- Pennsylvania#846 · 1 in 5,807
- Michigan#905 · 1 in 5,742
Best ever in a state: #258 in Hawaii, 2005.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #625 | 6 | 1 in 3,423 |
| Tennessee | #842 | 7 | 1 in 5,253 |
| Indiana | #844 | 6 | 1 in 5,277 |
| Pennsylvania | #846 | 9 | 1 in 5,807 |
| Michigan | #905 | 7 | 1 in 5,742 |
| Georgia | #919 | 9 | 1 in 5,580 |
| Ohio | #1,015 | 7 | 1 in 7,505 |
| North Carolina | #1,144 | 6 | 1 in 8,578 |
| Texas | #1,250 | 16 | 1 in 10,941 |
| Illinois | #1,280 | 5 | 1 in 9,910 |
| Florida | #1,353 | 8 | 1 in 11,942 |
| California | #1,687 | 9 | 1 in 19,497 |
| New York | #1,760 | 5 | 1 in 16,885 |
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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 Jenson
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 181 spots since 2020 (#1,166 → #1,347)
Rise & fade · boys
42 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1979
- Peaked 2021 at #1,119 (182 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 9,613
- Highest: 1 in 9,613 boys born in 2021 were named Jenson (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 12,201 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 45.5% of all boys named Jenson (1,296) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | #6,056 (1979) | #6,056 |
| 1980s | 105 | #3,692 (1982) | #3,992 |
| 1990s | 164 | #3,021 (1996) | #3,947 |
| 2000s | 367 | #2,287 (2009) | #2,969 |
| 2010s | 1,296 | #1,123 (2019) | #1,387 |
| 2020s | 912 | #1,119 (2021) | #1,275 |
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.
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