Jens

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Jens is a male given name and a Danish, Dutch, German, Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandic, Faroese and Frisian derivative of Johannes. It was the top given name for boys in Denmark in 2008.

From Wikipedia

Jens first appears in the data in 1884 and has been recorded in 124 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1966 with 39 babies (rank #1,207 that year). In 2024 it was given to 23 boys (rank #4,472). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Jens

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jens yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,440

Total babies (all years)

124

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Jens

Jens Lehmannfilm actor · b. 1969
Jens Christian Skouautobiographer · b. 1918
Jens Peter Jacobsenlibrettist · b. 1847
Jens Nowotnyathlete · b. 1974
Jens Stryger Larsenassociation football player · b. 1991

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1884	9	#680
1886	6	#902
1889	6	#928
1890	7	#847
1892	6	#1,018
1893	6	#968
1898	7	#939
1902	5	#1,223
1909	7	#1,215
1910	5	#1,718
1911	5	#1,874
1912	11	#1,576
1913	9	#2,015
1914	11	#2,039
1915	17	#1,745
1916	19	#1,668
1917	16	#1,943
1918	30	#1,303
1919	19	#1,780
1920	17	#2,003
1921	12	#2,554
1922	20	#1,793
1923	22	#1,671
1924	14	#2,292
1925	14	#2,258
1926	16	#2,027
1927	8	#3,296
1928	15	#2,103
1929	7	#3,393
1930	17	#1,862
1931	9	#2,765
1932	14	#2,048
1933	7	#3,144
1934	12	#2,185
1935	12	#2,190
1936	5	#3,800
1937	8	#2,779
1938	7	#3,019
1939	7	#2,975
1940	13	#2,034
1941	11	#2,264
1942	13	#2,093
1943	19	#1,667
1944	7	#2,986
1945	6	#3,155
1946	13	#2,087
1947	14	#2,115
1948	7	#3,152
1949	11	#2,402
1950	17	#1,848
1951	14	#2,097
1952	6	#3,547
1953	20	#1,741
1954	15	#2,079
1955	15	#2,091
1956	16	#2,047
1957	15	#2,139
1958	22	#1,706
1959	20	#1,836
1960	22	#1,745
1961	19	#1,910
1962	12	#2,439
1963	26	#1,560
1964	18	#1,936
1965	19	#1,834
1966	39	#1,207
1967	26	#1,524
1968	25	#1,599
1969	28	#1,543
1970	24	#1,820
1971	27	#1,724
1972	27	#1,704
1973	25	#1,796
1974	34	#1,506
1975	23	#2,031
1976	25	#1,957
1977	21	#2,238
1978	25	#1,992
1979	34	#1,688
1980	33	#1,748
1981	32	#1,787
1982	38	#1,607
1983	34	#1,700
1984	32	#1,778
1985	26	#2,149
1986	35	#1,772
1987	26	#2,243
1988	28	#2,219
1989	36	#2,007
1990	29	#2,402
1991	22	#2,949
1992	35	#2,195
1993	32	#2,374
1994	29	#2,583
1995	28	#2,650
1996	38	#2,199
1997	27	#2,858
1998	29	#2,821
1999	37	#2,428
2000	21	#3,839
2001	27	#3,268
2002	20	#4,103
2003	23	#3,779
2004	19	#4,499
2005	27	#3,568
2006	19	#4,770
2007	26	#3,946
2008	36	#3,189
2009	39	#3,010
2010	26	#3,944
2011	26	#3,941
2012	25	#4,071
2013	24	#4,121
2014	26	#3,953
2015	17	#5,393
2016	24	#4,248
2017	23	#4,385
2018	18	#5,191
2019	23	#4,401
2020	23	#4,333
2021	19	#5,006
2022	20	#4,923
2023	23	#4,527
2024	23	#4,472