How Many People Are Named Jens?
An estimated 1,848 people in the United States have the first name Jens. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Jens peaked in popularity in 1966 with 39 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jens as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jens paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,848
About 1 in 185,473 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1966
39 births
Total Registered
2,440
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jens
Jens is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,440 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jens as a male name
Ranked #4,472 in 2024
23 male births in 2024
Peak: 1966 (39 births)
Jens: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jens span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 320 babies were registered. While Jens is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jens by Decade
How has Jens tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jens by State
Birth registrations for Jens span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Minnesota, Utah. The lowest are in Oregon, New York, Georgia. On average, about 34 Jenss were registered per state.
Jens + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jens as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jens
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jens: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jens?
We estimate approximately 1,848 people named Jens are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 185,473 Americans share this first name.
Is Jens a common name?
Jens is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,440 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jens most popular?
Jens reached peak popularity in 1966, when 39 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jens is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jens a male name?
Jens is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jens Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jens Smith, Jens Johnson, Jens Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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