Boy name Danish origin Christian Protestant tradition

Jens

YENS · 4 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
God is gracious
Language
Danish
Culture
Hebrew
Religion
Christian Protestant
Style era
modern
Themes
classic · Danish
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#4472
2024 births23
Peak year1966
First appeared1884
Total US births2,440
1966 peak18841919195419892024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Jenni
Alternate spellings
Jens
In other languages
John (English)Hans (German)Jon (Scandinavian)

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Notable people named Jens

Jens Stoltenberg (NATO chief)
Jens Lekman (musician)