Jensen Boy
How popular is Jensen?
#282 boy name in 2025
1,207 baby boys were named Jensen in the US in 2025, making it the 282nd most popular boy name. Another 81 girls got the name (#2,256 for girls).
Jensen popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #282 for boys (▲ 45 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,207 boys, 81 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+53% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #395 in 2015, #302 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (1,207 boys) |
| Highest rank | #282 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1927 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 94% boys, 6% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.9% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jensen counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jensen family of names ranked #264 for boys in 2025 (#284 the year before), with 1,347 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jensen | 1,207 | 90% |
| Jenson | 140 | 10% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Jensen is most popular
Babies named Jensen per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- West Virginia: 3.4 per 1,000 (112 boys)
- Wyoming: 1.9 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Iowa: 1.9 per 1,000 (128 boys)
- Arkansas: 1.8 per 1,000 (114 boys)
- Oklahoma: 1.8 per 1,000 (155 boys)
Jensen by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | #4,208 |
| 1930s | 5 | #3,999 |
| 1950s | 13 | #2,963 |
| 1960s | 10 | #3,929 |
| 1970s | 128 | #1,870 |
| 1980s | 413 | #1,298 |
| 1990s | 812 | #965 |
| 2000s | 1,494 | #835 |
| 2010s | 7,788 | #287 |
| 2020s | 6,679 | #282 |
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Questions
- Is Jensen a boy or girl name?
- Jensen is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 94% of babies named Jensen were boys.
- How popular is the name Jensen?
- 1,207 baby boys were named Jensen in the US in 2025, making it the 282nd most popular boy name. Another 81 girls got the name (#2,256 for girls).
- When was Jensen most popular?
- Jensen peaked in 2025, when 1,207 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #282 in 2025.
- How many people are named Jensen?
- 20,268 babies have been named Jensen in the US since 1880. We estimate about 20,074 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
- Where is Jensen most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Jensen was most common in West Virginia, at 3.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.