Jenson

Jenson was the #1,347 boys' name in the US in 2025 (140 babies), and #140 in England & Wales and #1,565 in Canada.

Jenson as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Jenson as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesNorthern IrelandScotlandIrelandCanadaUS
Jenson as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,347 (140)#140 (371)#262 (15)#253 (7)#577 (5)#1,565 (14)
2024#1,344 (142)#134 (396)#330 (11)#177 (12)—#2,062 (9)
2023#1,404 (131)#123 (438)#203 (21)#153 (15)—#2,336 (7)
2022#1,269 (152)#112 (482)#256 (15)#163 (13)#779 (3)#1,653 (11)
2021#1,119 (182)#103 (579)#297 (13)#166 (14)—#1,478 (13)
2020#1,166 (165)#72 (760)#193 (23)#169 (13)#459 (7)#1,520 (12)
2019#1,123 (174)#75 (797)#189 (26)#160 (15)#438 (8)#1,530 (12)
2018#1,207 (155)#70 (912)#196 (24)#121 (20)#520 (6)#1,389 (13)
2017#1,132 (168)#58 (1,099)#210 (24)#129 (21)#495 (6)#1,194 (17)
2016#1,194 (159)#58 (1,064)#222 (22)#120 (25)#601 (4)#911 (25)
2015#1,307 (135)#48 (1,223)#190 (29)#142 (19)#503 (6)#1,681 (10)
2014#1,402 (120)#61 (1,058)#245 (18)#110 (28)—#1,062 (19)
2013#1,475 (111)#58 (1,055)#223 (21)#120 (24)#534 (5)#1,312 (14)
2012#1,462 (111)#54 (1,284)#203 (26)#138 (20)#616 (4)#862 (26)
2011#1,755 (83)#67 (966)#288 (13)#161 (16)#730 (3)#1,326 (14)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2021 at #1,119.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1979.

How common is it?

about 1 in 12,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 12,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 730common
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 1,300uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,200uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 4,700uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 11,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Jenson is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 14,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 11,000 to 1 in 16,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Jenson by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,280ILMichigan: #905MINew York: #1,760NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #844INOhio: #1,015OHPennsylvania: #846PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,687CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: #625KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #842TNNorth Carolina: #1,144NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #919GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,250TXFlorida: #1,353FL
Jenson (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
JensonCanadaBoys#1,56514
JensonEngland & WalesBoys#140371
JensonIrelandBoys#5775
JensonNorthern IrelandBoys#2537
JensonScotlandBoys#26215
JensonUSGirls—too few
JensonUSBoys#1,347140