Boys' name · since 1884
Jens
2,456 babies named Jens in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1966. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,903 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,216 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,456
- born since 1884
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jens is the #5216 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,456 recorded since 1884.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jens has been recorded 2,456 times among boys since 1884, currently ranked #5216 nationally and more common than 63% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2025.
- #2,903 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,216 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,456 born since 1884
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jens ranks #2,903 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,216 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,456 born since 1884, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,903 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,216 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,456
- born since 1884
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jens's 2,456 recorded births place it above 93.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jens compares
2,456 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Jens's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jens | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,456 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jens's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jens's full recorded timeline at 1963, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1902, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1966 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jens popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2025
- Peak year (1966)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Jens by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (319 births, 13% of the file).
1980s was Jens's strongest decade.
319 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Jens births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 21
1880s
21 births
- 1890s 26
1890s
26 births
- 1900s 12
1900s
12 births
- 1910s
1910s
142 births
- 1920s
1920s
145 births
- 1930s 98
1930s
98 births
- 1940s 114
1940s
114 births
- 1950s
1950s
160 births
- 1960s
1960s
234 births
- 1970s
1970s
265 births
- 1980s
1980s
319 births
- 1990s
1990s
305 births
- 2000s
2000s
257 births
- 2010s
2010s
232 births
- 2020s 126
2020s
126 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 319 births (13% of all-time use).
How Jens 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 Jens's total volume
Jens by state
Where Jens concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 148 | 6.0% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 56 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Utah | | 56 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Washington | | 28 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Wisconsin | | 17 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Iowa | | 15 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.2% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.2% |
148 of 2,456 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Jens appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jens's data
- Jens's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (319 total births) through the 2020s (126) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jenss (148 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Jens: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1966)
Similar record span (~141 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, 1884–2025 (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 Jens 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.