Jens is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1966 and has grown less common since.
Jens is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,298 for boy births in the United States (and #11,163 across all names), given to 18 babies. Jens first appears in 1884 and peaked in 1966 (39 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | #5,298 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | #4,491 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | #4,530 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | #4,923 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | #5,008 |
| 2020 | 23 | 23 | #4,336 |
| 2019 | 23 | 23 | #4,402 |
| 2018 | 18 | 18 | #5,193 |
| 2017 | 23 | 23 | #4,386 |
| 2016 | 24 | 24 | #4,249 |
| 2015 | 17 | 17 | #5,393 |
| 2014 | 26 | 26 | #3,954 |
| 2013 | 24 | 24 | #4,121 |
| 2012 | 25 | 25 | #4,071 |
| 2011 | 26 | 26 | #3,941 |
| 2010 | 26 | 26 | #3,944 |
| 2009 | 39 | 39 | #3,013 |
| 2008 | 36 | 36 | #3,189 |
| 2007 | 26 | 26 | #3,947 |
| 2006 | 19 | 19 | #4,770 |
| 2005 | 27 | 27 | #3,569 |
| 2004 | 19 | 19 | #4,501 |
| 2003 | 23 | 23 | #3,779 |
| 2002 | 20 | 20 | #4,103 |
| 2001 | 27 | 27 | #3,268 |
| 2000 | 21 | 21 | #3,839 |
| 1999 | 37 | 37 | #2,428 |
| 1998 | 29 | 29 | #2,821 |
| 1997 | 27 | — | #2,858 |
| 1996 | 38 | — | #2,199 |
| 1995 | 27 | — | #2,718 |
| 1994 | 29 | — | #2,583 |
| 1993 | 32 | — | #2,374 |
| 1992 | 35 | — | #2,195 |
| 1991 | 22 | — | #2,950 |
| 1990 | 29 | — | #2,402 |
| 1989 | 36 | — | #2,007 |
| 1988 | 28 | — | #2,219 |
| 1987 | 26 | — | #2,243 |
| 1986 | 35 | — | #1,772 |
| 1985 | 26 | — | #2,149 |
| 1984 | 32 | — | #1,777 |
| 1983 | 33 | — | #1,728 |
| 1982 | 38 | — | #1,607 |
| 1981 | 32 | — | #1,787 |
| 1980 | 33 | — | #1,748 |
| 1979 | 34 | — | #1,688 |
| 1978 | 25 | — | #1,992 |
| 1977 | 21 | — | #2,238 |
| 1976 | 25 | — | #1,956 |
| 1975 | 23 | — | #2,031 |
| 1974 | 34 | — | #1,506 |
| 1973 | 25 | — | #1,796 |
| 1972 | 27 | — | #1,704 |
| 1971 | 27 | — | #1,724 |
| 1970 | 24 | — | #1,820 |
| 1969 | 28 | — | #1,543 |
| 1968 | 25 | — | #1,599 |
| 1967 | 26 | — | #1,524 |
| 1966 | 39 | — | #1,207 |
| 1965 | 19 | — | #1,834 |
| 1964 | 18 | — | #1,935 |
| 1963 | 26 | — | #1,560 |
| 1962 | 12 | — | #2,440 |
| 1961 | 19 | — | #1,911 |
| 1960 | 22 | — | #1,745 |
| 1959 | 20 | — | #1,836 |
| 1958 | 22 | — | #1,707 |
| 1957 | 15 | — | #2,139 |
| 1956 | 16 | — | #2,047 |
| 1955 | 15 | — | #2,091 |
| 1954 | 15 | — | #2,079 |
| 1953 | 20 | — | #1,742 |
| 1952 | 6 | — | #3,547 |
| 1951 | 14 | — | #2,097 |
| 1950 | 17 | — | #1,848 |
| 1949 | 11 | — | #2,401 |
| 1948 | 7 | — | #3,153 |
| 1947 | 14 | — | #2,115 |
| 1946 | 13 | — | #2,087 |
| 1945 | 6 | — | #3,155 |
| 1944 | 7 | — | #2,986 |
| 1943 | 19 | — | #1,667 |
| 1942 | 13 | — | #2,094 |
| 1941 | 11 | — | #2,264 |
| 1940 | 13 | — | #2,034 |
| 1939 | 7 | — | #2,975 |
| 1938 | 7 | — | #3,019 |
| 1937 | 8 | — | #2,780 |
| 1936 | 5 | — | #3,800 |
| 1935 | 12 | — | #2,190 |
| 1934 | 12 | — | #2,185 |
| 1933 | 7 | — | #3,144 |
| 1932 | 14 | — | #2,048 |
| 1931 | 9 | — | #2,765 |
| 1930 | 17 | — | #1,862 |
| 1929 | 7 | — | #3,392 |
| 1928 | 15 | — | #2,103 |
| 1927 | 8 | — | #3,296 |
| 1926 | 16 | — | #2,027 |
| 1925 | 14 | — | #2,258 |
| 1924 | 14 | — | #2,292 |
| 1923 | 22 | — | #1,671 |
| 1922 | 20 | — | #1,793 |
| 1921 | 12 | — | #2,554 |
| 1920 | 17 | — | #2,003 |
| 1919 | 19 | — | #1,780 |
| 1918 | 30 | — | #1,303 |
| 1917 | 16 | — | #1,943 |
| 1916 | 19 | — | #1,668 |
| 1915 | 17 | — | #1,745 |
| 1914 | 11 | — | #2,039 |
| 1913 | 9 | — | #2,015 |
| 1912 | 11 | — | #1,576 |
| 1911 | 5 | — | #1,874 |
| 1910 | 5 | — | #1,718 |
| 1909 | 7 | — | #1,215 |
| 1902 | 5 | — | #1,223 |
| 1898 | 7 | — | #939 |
| 1893 | 6 | — | #968 |
| 1892 | 6 | — | #1,018 |
| 1890 | 7 | — | #847 |
| 1889 | 6 | — | #928 |
| 1886 | 6 | — | #902 |
| 1884 | 9 | — | #680 |