Boy · Hebrew, through Danish
Jens
Say it: YENS
Meaning
A Danish short form of Johannes (John), from Hebrew 'Yahweh is gracious'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Among the most common Danish names since the late Middle Ages.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1880s
In the United States
- 2,349 babies given this name since 1884
- At its height in 1884, about 1 in 12,700 boys
- 23 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
| Swedish | Jöns |
|---|---|
| Latin | Johannes |
| English | John |
Famous bearers
- Jens Stoltenberg, Norwegian prime minister and NATO secretary general
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Where this comes from
- Parish baptism registers
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
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