US rank #13230 Boys' name Peak 2013 197 births

Jentzen — #13230 US boys' name

197 babies named Jentzen in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s472010s1012020s49
#13230
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 7% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Jentzen was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

16 babies were named Jentzen in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jentzen

The Social Security Administration has registered 197 babies named Jentzen between 2005 and 2024, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jentzen currently holds the #13230 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jentzen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jentzen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jentzen in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 197 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jentzen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

197

Since 2005

20 years of records

Peak year

2013

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#13,230

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2005

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jentzen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2005

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
16
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
05101520 2024202120182015201220082005 5

Jentzen by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
101 births that decade — 51% of Jentzen's all-time total
2000s472010s1012020s49

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jentzen?
197 babies have been named Jentzen since 2005. It currently ranks #13230 among boys. The peak year was 2013 with 16 births.
When was Jentzen most popular?
Jentzen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Jentzen been used?
Jentzen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 20 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jentzen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jensen, Jennifer, Jennings, Jenson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2005–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.