How Many People Are Named Jen?
people named Jen are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 987,817 people in the US has this name
Based on 404 babies named Jen in Social Security records from 1922 to 2015, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
17 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of JENNIFER.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Jen, 75.5% were girls and 24.5% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Jen alive today is about 47 years old, and 38% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 21 and 66 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Jen first appears in the records in 1922 and was given most often in 2010, to 17 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2015.
Babies given the name each year, 1922 to 2015
🏆 Rank History
Jen has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #3,105, in 1952. Among boys, its best rank was #4,478, in 1985.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #3,105 (1952) | #4,478 (1985) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,036 in the 1950s | #9,818 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Jen alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Jen were born in California than in any other state: about 6 of those alive today.
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