boy (SSA Category)Germanic OriginUS Rank #282 in 2025

Jensen

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Son of Jens; God is gracious (Danish patronymic)”

Linguistic heritage: Germanic

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:JEHN-suhn

IPA (US English):/ˈdʒɛn.sən/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity20251,207 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#2821,288 births in 2025

Total US Registrations20,268Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio86% MaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1930 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity2025 (1,207 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1930

Recent 2025 Level1,207 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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