Is Jens a boy or girl name?
Jens is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 23 boys were named Jens, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,440 US babies named Jens were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,472
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Jens since 1884
- 2,440
- Most popular year
- 1966
- 39 babies
Boys and girls named Jens, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 21 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 26 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 142 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 145 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 98 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 114 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 160 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 234 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 265 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 320 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 306 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 257 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 232 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 108 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23 | #4,472 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,527 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 20 | #4,923 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 19 | #5,006 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 23 | #4,333 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 23 | #4,401 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,191 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 23 | #4,385 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 24 | #4,248 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,393 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 26 | #3,953 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 24 | #4,121 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 25 | #4,071 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 26 | #3,941 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 26 | #3,944 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 39 | #3,010 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 36 | #3,189 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 26 | #3,946 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 19 | #4,770 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 27 | #3,568 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,499 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 23 | #3,779 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 20 | #4,103 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 27 | #3,268 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 21 | #3,839 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 37 | #2,428 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 29 | #2,821 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 27 | #2,858 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 38 | #2,199 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 28 | #2,650 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 29 | #2,583 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 32 | #2,374 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 35 | #2,195 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 22 | #2,949 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 29 | #2,402 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 36 | #2,007 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 28 | #2,219 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 26 | #2,243 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 35 | #1,772 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 26 | #2,149 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 32 | #1,778 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 34 | #1,700 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 38 | #1,607 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 32 | #1,787 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 33 | #1,748 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 34 | #1,688 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 25 | #1,992 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 21 | #2,238 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 25 | #1,957 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 23 | #2,031 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 34 | #1,506 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 25 | #1,796 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 27 | #1,704 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 27 | #1,724 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 24 | #1,820 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 28 | #1,543 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 25 | #1,599 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 26 | #1,524 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 39 | #1,207 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 19 | #1,834 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 18 | #1,936 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 26 | #1,560 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,439 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 19 | #1,910 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 22 | #1,745 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 20 | #1,836 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 22 | #1,706 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 15 | #2,139 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,047 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 15 | #2,091 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 15 | #2,079 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 20 | #1,741 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,547 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 14 | #2,097 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 17 | #1,848 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 11 | #2,402 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,152 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 14 | #2,115 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 13 | #2,087 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,155 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 7 | #2,986 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 19 | #1,667 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 13 | #2,093 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,264 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 13 | #2,034 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 7 | #2,975 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 7 | #3,019 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 8 | #2,779 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,800 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 12 | #2,190 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 12 | #2,185 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,144 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 14 | #2,048 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 9 | #2,765 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 17 | #1,862 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 7 | #3,393 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 15 | #2,103 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,296 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 16 | #2,027 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 14 | #2,258 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 14 | #2,292 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 22 | #1,671 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 20 | #1,793 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 12 | #2,554 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 17 | #2,003 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 19 | #1,780 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 30 | #1,303 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 16 | #1,943 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 19 | #1,668 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 17 | #1,745 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 11 | #2,039 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 9 | #2,015 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 11 | #1,576 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,874 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,718 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,215 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,223 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 7 | #939 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 6 | #968 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 6 | #1,018 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 7 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 6 | #928 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 6 | #902 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 9 | #680 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jens reached #680 in 1884. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jens
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.