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Jens

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Jens: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A German pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Recording by Jeuwre. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Jens: Recorded every year since 1945, its highest recorded position is #30, reached in 2025.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2016

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2016, ranging from #2020 to #4685.19972006201120142016#2020#4685
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
View as table
England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#2020
1997#2337
2000#3036
2006#2538
2008#3687
2011#3830
2013#4685
2014#4632
2015#3908
2016#3478

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in every year from 1945 to 2025.

In 2016: #80 among boys in Norway, #3478 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #58 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #30 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #30 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #30 in Norway in 2025.

Jens's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2016England and Walesmale#34785HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#39084HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#46323HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#46853HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#38304HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#36874HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#25386HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#30363HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#23374HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#20205HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#30195HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#44159HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#43162HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#45144HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#47131HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#52112HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#73102HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#63119HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#8496HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#80105HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#10176HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#10472HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#9875HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#10079HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#9687HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#11767HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#9292HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#10086HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#9881HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#10280HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#9581HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#8596HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#10772HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#9575HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#7986HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#67115HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#8390HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#10767HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#70109HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#78102HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#72115HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#7899HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#81100HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#8390HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#8296HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#8690HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#7897HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#9388HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#9880HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#11273HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#8496HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#11968HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#9984HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#9584HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#11169HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#9585HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#8890HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#10775HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#8396HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#8992HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#9195HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#83103HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#8799HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#75123HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#80108HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#77113HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#8798HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#75120HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#65130HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#64138HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#63134HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#66133HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#68114HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#72114HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#62129HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#74102HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#56141HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#68121HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#75104HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#70123HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#64128HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#64127HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#61135HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#64127HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#62132HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#56143HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#63123HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#59131HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#59141HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#59139HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#58130HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Jens is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Jens, between 1945 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

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Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1945–202581#30 in 2025
England and Wales1996–201610#2020 in 1996

Its high point came 29 years earlier in England and Wales (1996) than in Norway (2025).

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Jens

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1945–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #30 in Norway in 2025. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.