Is Jansen a boy or girl name?
Jansen is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 45 boys were named Jansen, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 9.3% of the 2,304 US babies named Jansen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,842
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Jansen since 1958
- 2,304
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 95 babies
Boys and girls named Jansen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 37 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 114 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 269 | 27 | 9.1% |
| 1990s | 531 | 84 | 13.7% |
| 2000s | 483 | 86 | 15.1% |
| 2010s | 453 | 17 | 3.6% |
| 2020s | 198 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 45 | #2,842 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 38 | #3,194 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 38 | #3,179 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 41 | #2,996 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 36 | #3,162 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 47 | #2,710 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 47 | #2,646 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 59 | #2,253 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 40 | #2,950 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 47 | #2,623 | 5 | #17,579 |
| 2014 | 41 | #2,865 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2013 | 45 | #2,638 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 40 | #2,926 | 6 | #15,770 |
| 2011 | 42 | #2,827 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 45 | #2,704 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 40 | #2,969 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 40 | #2,973 | 7 | #14,472 |
| 2007 | 59 | #2,246 | 10 | #11,162 |
| 2006 | 49 | #2,491 | 12 | #9,550 |
| 2005 | 50 | #2,346 | 5 | #17,573 |
| 2004 | 52 | #2,223 | 9 | #11,082 |
| 2003 | 38 | #2,644 | 9 | #10,784 |
| 2002 | 46 | #2,271 | 8 | #11,543 |
| 2001 | 57 | #1,920 | 10 | #9,677 |
| 2000 | 52 | #1,980 | 16 | #6,618 |
| 1999 | 56 | #1,787 | 10 | #9,086 |
| 1998 | 64 | #1,630 | 11 | #8,226 |
| 1997 | 66 | #1,560 | 18 | #5,498 |
| 1996 | 56 | #1,698 | 15 | #6,180 |
| 1995 | 53 | #1,690 | 9 | #9,063 |
| 1994 | 88 | #1,235 | 7 | #11,022 |
| 1993 | 40 | #2,028 | 8 | #9,958 |
| 1992 | 47 | #1,789 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 26 | #2,637 | 6 | #12,101 |
| 1990 | 35 | #2,102 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 35 | #2,043 | 8 | #9,071 |
| 1988 | 30 | #2,108 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 24 | #2,363 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 27 | #2,125 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 31 | #1,889 | 7 | #8,693 |
| 1984 | 29 | #1,910 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 20 | #2,447 | 7 | #8,375 |
| 1982 | 20 | #2,467 | 5 | #11,151 |
| 1981 | 27 | #2,014 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 26 | #2,084 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 18 | #2,631 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 18 | #2,521 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 21 | #2,236 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,185 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,531 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,561 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,109 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 11 | #3,055 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,635 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,469 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,948 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,213 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 10 | #2,683 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,434 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,338 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,207 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jansen reached #1,235 in 1994. As a girl name, it reached #5,498 in 1997. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jansen
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.