Is Jansen a boy or girl name?

Jansen is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 2,338 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 9.2% were girls and 90.8% were boys.

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Jansen

Recorded 1958–2025 · United States

Jansen was most popular in 1994, when 95 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,697 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,270, with 34 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,338 people named Jansen.

Jansen over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jansen’s peak in 1994. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jansen a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jansen is mostly a boy’s name — 9.2% of the 2,338 Americans given it were girls and 90.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Jansen

Where Jansen is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org