Boys' name · since 2005
Jentzen
Since 2005, U.S. Social Security records show 197 babies named Jentzen, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,064 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 197
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
197 boys have been named Jentzen since 2005, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jentzen recorded 197 times among boys since 2005, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2024.
- #13,064 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 197 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jentzen ranks #13,064 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 197 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,064 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 197
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jentzen's 197 recorded births place it above 71.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jentzen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jentzen's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jentzen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2024
- Peak year (2013)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Jentzen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (101 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Jentzen's strongest decade.
101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Jentzen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
47 births
- 2010s
2010s
101 births
- 2020s
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 101 births (51% of all-time use).
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- Jentzen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (101 total births) through the 2020s (49) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jentzen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~19 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, 2005–2024 (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 Jentzen 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.