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Jenson

Quick answerJenson derives from the English surname meaning "son of Jens", with Jens being a Scandinavian form of John, from Hebrew "Yochanan", meaning "God is gracious."

English (Modern) · Boy · 2 syllables

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Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#1,348
TrendStable
Peak year2021
Syllables2
OriginEnglish (Modern)
LanguageEnglish (Modern)
CultureEnglish (Modern)
Letters6
Numerology5 Chaldean 8
Global rank#134

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Jenson

Jenson derives from the English surname meaning "son of Jens", with Jens being a Scandinavian form of John, from Hebrew "Yochanan", meaning "God is gracious."

Cross-referenced with Wikidata/Wikipedia.

Etymology

Jenson is an English language patronymic surname meaning "son of Jen", with Jen being a short form of Old French Jehan i.e. John. It may also be an Americanized form of the surnames Jensen or Jenssen. Jenson is also used as a given name. There are alternate spellings, including the German/Danish variant, Jensen.

Jenson currently ranks #1,348 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2021.

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