Unisex name · since 1958
Jansen
Jansen has 2,124 recorded births since 1958 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,179 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,402 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,124
- born since 1958
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jansen is the #3402 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 2,124 recorded since 1958.
Jansen has 2,124 recorded births among boys since 1958, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3402 as of the latest data, more common than 76% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2025.
- #3,179 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,402 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,124 born since 1958
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jansen ranks #3,179 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,402 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,124 born since 1958, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,179 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,402 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,124
- born since 1958
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jansen's 2,124 recorded births place it above 93.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jansen compares
2,124 Top 21% higher than 79% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jansen's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jansen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,124 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 88 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jansen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jansen's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1958, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 88, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jansen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 88
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Jansen popularity over time - girls
214 total births recorded since 1982 (Jansen as girls' name)
Jansen by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (531 births, 25% of the file).
1990s was Jansen's strongest decade.
531 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Jansen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 37
1960s
37 births
- 1970s 114
1970s
114 births
- 1980s
1980s
269 births
- 1990s
1990s
531 births
- 2000s
2000s
483 births
- 2010s
2010s
453 births
- 2020s
2020s
232 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 531 births (25% of all-time use).
How Jansen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jansen's total volume
Jansen by state
Where Jansen concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 105 | 4.9% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 53 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 34 | 1.6% |
| #4 | California | | 21 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 20 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 19 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 17 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 15 | 0.7% |
105 of 2,124 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Jansen appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jansen's data
- Jansen's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (531 total births) through the 2020s (232) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Jansens (105 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jansen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~67 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1958–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jansen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.