Is Jensen a boy or girl name?
Jensen is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 51 girls and 1,054 boys were named Jensen, so 4.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 15% of the 18,971 US babies named Jensen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #327
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,128
- Babies named Jensen since 1927
- 18,971
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 1,272 babies
Boys and girls named Jensen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1950s | 13 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 128 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 413 | 47 | 10.2% |
| 1990s | 812 | 1,186 | 59.4% |
| 2000s | 1,494 | 698 | 31.8% |
| 2010s | 7,788 | 575 | 6.9% |
| 2020s | 5,464 | 333 | 5.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,054 | #327 | 51 | #3,128 |
| 2023 | 1,111 | #301 | 70 | #2,530 |
| 2022 | 1,104 | #304 | 73 | #2,475 |
| 2021 | 1,095 | #302 | 76 | #2,374 |
| 2020 | 1,100 | #302 | 63 | #2,667 |
| 2019 | 1,194 | #288 | 67 | #2,614 |
| 2018 | 1,196 | #292 | 76 | #2,394 |
| 2017 | 1,010 | #336 | 50 | #3,216 |
| 2016 | 907 | #367 | 54 | #3,080 |
| 2015 | 791 | #395 | 77 | #2,390 |
| 2014 | 793 | #393 | 67 | #2,631 |
| 2013 | 660 | #437 | 50 | #3,235 |
| 2012 | 519 | #512 | 51 | #3,239 |
| 2011 | 400 | #608 | 28 | #4,983 |
| 2010 | 318 | #723 | 55 | #3,063 |
| 2009 | 259 | #835 | 35 | #4,313 |
| 2008 | 196 | #999 | 42 | #3,810 |
| 2007 | 169 | #1,085 | 50 | #3,355 |
| 2006 | 138 | #1,219 | 43 | #3,643 |
| 2005 | 150 | #1,100 | 59 | #2,800 |
| 2004 | 125 | #1,219 | 56 | #2,870 |
| 2003 | 104 | #1,331 | 70 | #2,379 |
| 2002 | 100 | #1,330 | 95 | #1,877 |
| 2001 | 109 | #1,225 | 123 | #1,519 |
| 2000 | 144 | #1,018 | 125 | #1,477 |
| 1999 | 128 | #1,064 | 172 | #1,141 |
| 1998 | 143 | #968 | 204 | #988 |
| 1997 | 84 | #1,338 | 188 | #1,023 |
| 1996 | 83 | #1,318 | 171 | #1,084 |
| 1995 | 76 | #1,355 | 122 | #1,349 |
| 1994 | 64 | #1,484 | 92 | #1,640 |
| 1993 | 50 | #1,729 | 70 | #1,993 |
| 1992 | 55 | #1,607 | 69 | #1,994 |
| 1991 | 60 | #1,472 | 47 | #2,603 |
| 1990 | 69 | #1,342 | 51 | #2,414 |
| 1989 | 54 | #1,525 | 27 | #3,722 |
| 1988 | 53 | #1,458 | 14 | #5,730 |
| 1987 | 32 | #1,957 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 56 | #1,306 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 42 | #1,555 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 39 | #1,564 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 44 | #1,437 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 38 | #1,608 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 26 | #2,064 | 6 | #9,564 |
| 1980 | 29 | #1,928 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 27 | #1,966 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 27 | #1,893 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 20 | #2,308 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 20 | #2,286 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 11 | #3,328 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,903 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,114 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,693 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,684 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,174 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 8 | #3,087 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 5 | #4,085 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,270 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,488 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jensen reached #288 in 2019. As a girl name, it reached #988 in 1998. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jensen
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.