Jens is a boy's name of German origin meaning “John.” In 2024 it was given to 23 boys in the United States.
Jens belongs to the German and Scandinavian tradition. Its meaning — “John” — is the sense carried by its German roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Jens first appears in Social Security records in 1884. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #680 in 1884, and in 2024 23 babies received the name — 2,440 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Jens means “John” in its German roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Jens is a boy name. In 2024, 23 babies received the name in the US.
Jens comes from the German and Scandinavian tradition.
Jens first appears in US records in 1884. Its best-ever ranking was #680 in 1884, and 23 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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