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Jenson

Boy's name · #1348 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Jenson is near its high-water mark: it reached #1121 in 2021 and still ranked #1348 in 2025. About 2,800 boys have carried it since 1979.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 18 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Jenson ranks in other countries and regions.

#140 in England & Wales (2025) · #260 in N. Ireland (2025) · #263 in Scotland (2025) · #621 in Ireland (2025) · #1,757 in Canada (2024).

Famous Jensons

• Jenson Button — British racing driver
• Jenson Brooksby — American tennis player
• Jenson Seelt — Dutch association football player
• Jenson Kendrick — English snooker player
• Jenson Altzman — American racing driver

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 8,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

• Nicolas Jenson — 15th century French engraver, printer and type designer (1420–1480)
• Vicky Jenson — American animator (born 1960)
• Roy Jenson — Canadian American actor, gridiron football player, and stunt performer (1927–2007)

In stories & tradition

• Jenson — Groundhog Day (musical stage work)

What Jensons become

Among 21 notable people named Jenson:

Sports figures appear 3.19× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jenson Button, British racing driver.

Similar names: Jennings · Cedar · Jetson · Pierson · Daxon · Jet

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