Boys' name · since 1976
Jantzen
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 706 babies named Jantzen, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,411 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,118 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 706
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jantzen is the #9118 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 706 recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jantzen has been recorded 706 times among boys since 1976, currently ranked #9118 nationally and more common than 35% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #6,411 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,118 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 706 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jantzen ranks #6,411 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,118 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 706 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,411 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,118 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 706
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jantzen's 706 recorded births place it above 85.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Jantzen compares
706 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Jantzen's all-time total is 91% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jantzen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 706 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jantzen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jantzen splits its recorded history at 2000: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jantzen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Jantzen popularity over time - girls
14 total births recorded since 1996 (Jantzen as girls' name)
Jantzen by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (201 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Jantzen's strongest decade.
201 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Jantzen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1980s
1980s
173 births
- 1990s
1990s
201 births
- 2000s
2000s
153 births
- 2010s
2010s
131 births
- 2020s 29
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 201 births (28% of all-time use).
How Jantzen 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 Jantzen's total volume
Jantzen by state
Where Jantzen concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
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What to do with Jantzen's data
- Jantzen's decade-level peak was the 1990s (201 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jantzens (8 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 Jantzen: 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 (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Jantzen 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.