Jensen vs Parker
Jensen and Parkercompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Jensen was ranked #432 and Parker #121 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Jensen was ranked #187 and Parker #136 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Jensen was ranked #318 and Parker #172 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Jensen was ranked #676 and Parker #286 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Jensen and Parker over time
Jensen and Parker appear together in 2 published lists, across 35 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2015, Parker moved ahead of Jensen in England and Wales · Boys — #160 and #181 the year before became #191 and #142.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Jensen #127 in 2019, Parker #117 in 2017.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys21 shared years, 2004–2024
Jensen held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Parker in 10.
Highest recorded here: Jensen #160 in 2014, Parker #121 in 2019.
The order changed in 2015: Parker moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #160 and #181; by 2015 that had become #191 and #142.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jensen #318, Parker #172.
Northern Ireland · Boys14 shared years, 2011–2024
Jensen held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Parker in 9.
Highest recorded here: Jensen #127 in 2019, Parker #117 in 2017.
The order changed in 2015: Parker moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #213 and #228; by 2015 that had become #211 and #150.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jensen #187, Parker #136.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Jensen | Parker |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #286 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jensen and Parker both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Jensen
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1765 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2009–2024
Highest recorded position: #127 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2019 (recorded 2009–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Parker
Popularity journey
First recorded2004
First recorded at #3651 among boys in England and Wales in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2023–2024
Highest recorded position: #93 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2023 (recorded 2023–2024).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #286 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys