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Jen

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 3
  • Births on record 412

France

#944

1933 births

Jen is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 77% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2015 it was given to 14 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2010, when 17 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1922.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Jen over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2015, not a full ten years.

89
'20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Jen by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1920s 5
1930s 16
1940s 26
1950s 89
1960s 68
1970s 66
1980s 20
1990s 16
2000s 33
2010s (to 2015) 65

How popular is Jen?

In 2015, Jen was given to 14 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Jen is used

France #944 5 in 1933
England & Wales #4,627 3 in 2004
United States #6,267 14 in 2015

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Jen

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Jen

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Jen

How popular is the name Jen?

In 2015, Jen was given to 14 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Jen a girl's or a boy's name?

Jen is used for both girls and boys. About 77% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Jen?

Jen has 1 syllable.

When was Jen most popular?

Jen peaked in 2010, when 17 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.