The first name Jens
A boy’s name.
1 syllable Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Jens last appeared in the official list in 2016, given to 5 boys. It peaked in 2006, with 6 births (#2,538).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Jens with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Jens at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 18 boys born in the United States were named Jens, the 5,298th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1966, when 39 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Jens
108 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Jens LehmannGerman association football player (born 1969)
- Jens Christian SkouDanish chemist (1918-2018)
- Jens Peter JacobsenDanish novelist, poet, scientist (1847-1885)
- Jens NowotnyGerman association football player, born 1974
- Jens Otto KragDanish politician (1914-1978)
- Jens Stryger LarsenDanish footballer, born 1991
- Jens Fink-JensenDanish writer, born 1956
- Jens JeremiesGerman association football player, born 1974
- Jens JuelDanish painter (1745-1802)
- Jens Hundseid20th Prime Minister of Norway (1883–1965)
- Jens HegelerGerman footballer, born 1988
- Jens JønssonDanish association football player, born 1993
Questions
- How popular is the name Jens?
- In 2016, 5 boys born in England and Wales were named Jens, ranking 3,478th. Its peak was 2006, with 6 births.
- Is Jens a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 2,456 US babies named Jens since 1880 were boys.
- When was Jens most popular?
- 1966 in the United States, when 39 babies were named Jens, its highest rank at 1,207th.