Jensen is a distinctive choice, ranked #267 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Jensen in their class.
💎
UK Rank 2025
#267
US Rank #282
Ad
About the Name Jensen
Jensen is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 70 places over five years. Its high point was #160 in 2014, and it now sits at #318. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Jensen is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Jensen in their class.
It ranks similarly in the US at #282, suggesting broad transatlantic appeal.
โญ Famous People Named Jensen
Patrik Jensen โ Patrik Niels Jensen is a Swedish guitarist.
Ted Jensen โ Ted Jensen is an American mastering engineer known for having mastered many recordings, including the Eagles' Hotel California, Norah Jones' Come Away with Me, and Green Day's American Idiot.
Jensen Huang โ Jen-Hsun Huang, commonly anglicized as Jensen Huang, is a Taiwanese and American business executive, electrical engineer, and philanthropist who is the founder, president, and chief executive officer (CEO) of Nvidia, the world's largest company.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Jensen
Unlikely. With around 170 UK babies named Jensen per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Jensen in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Jensen has been fairly steady, ranked #267 in 2025 against #248 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #160 in 2014.
Jensen is more popular in the UK (#318) than in the US (#327). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Jensen include: Patrik Jensen, Ted Jensen and Jensen Huang. Short summaries for each appear below.
Jensen appears in the US top 500 at #327 in 2024 โ moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
170
UK babies named Jensen (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 19 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Jensen
Almost certainly the only Jensen in the class
Ad
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Jensen
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ted Jensen is an American mastering engineer known for having mastered many recordings, including the Eagles' Hotel California, Norah Jones' Come Away with Me, and Green Day's American Idiot.
Jen-Hsun Huang, commonly anglicized as Jensen Huang, is a Taiwanese and American business executive, electrical engineer, and philanthropist who is the founder, president, and chief executive officer (CEO) of Nvidia, the world's largest company.
Khun Poom Jensen, born Bhumi Jensen (also spelled Poomi Jensen, Thai: เธ เธนเธกเธด เนเธเธเนเธเธ; RTGS: Phumi; Thai pronunciation: [pสฐuหmรญ]), was a grandson of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, after whom he was named.