Jenson sits comfortably in the UK charts at #140 in 2025 — recognisable but not overwhelming. Your child may occasionally share their name.
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UK Rank 2025
#140
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About the Name Jenson
Jenson is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 62 places over five years. Its high point was #48 in 2015, and it now sits at #134. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has featured in the UK top 100 for 11 years, demonstrating solid mainstream recognition.
Jenson is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Jenson in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Jenson
Jenson Seelt — Jenson Seelt is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg, on loan from Premier League club Sunderland.
Nicolas Jenson — Nicholas (or Nicolas) Jenson was a French engraver, pioneer, printer and type designer who carried out most of his work in Venice, Italy.
Roy Jenson — Roy Cameron Jenson was a Canadian-American actor, stunt performer, and Canadian football player.
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 Jenson
Unlikely. With around 371 UK babies named Jenson per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Jenson in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Jenson has been fairly steady, ranked #140 in 2025 against #72 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #48 in 2015.
Jenson is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Jenson include: Jenson Seelt, Nicolas Jenson and Jessika Jenson. Short summaries for each appear below.
Jenson does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Jensons in the wild.
371
UK babies named Jenson (2025)
~0.0
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.2
In a school of 600
↓ 68 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Jenson
Almost certainly the only Jenson in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Jenson
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Jenson Seelt is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg, on loan from Premier League club Sunderland.
Jessika Jenson is an American snowboarder born in Idaho Falls, Idaho She represented the United States at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, where she finished 5th in slopestyle and made the finals in big air.
Andrew Jenson, born Anders Jensen, was a Danish immigrant to the United States who acted as an Assistant Church Historian of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) for much of the early-20th century.