Jansen
The Story of Jansen
As a girl name
American parents first put Jansen on the record books as a girl name in 1982, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 18 Jansens were born — ranking #5,417 that year. About 40% of every Jansen on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Jansen last appeared in the published SSA data in 2015, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 214 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Jansen as a boy name dates back to 1958, when 5 babies received it. 1994 was its biggest year on record, with 88 newborns named Jansen — #1,231 in the national rankings. About 24% of every Jansen on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Jansen ranks #2,870 for boys with 44 births, gradually falling (-9%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jansen
Jansen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1958 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Jansen's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #1,231. Use the chart and map above to compare Jansen's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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