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Jen Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Jen?

Mostly unused in the United States, less than 5 babies were bestowed the name in 2018.

Uncommon, Jen would be a striking name choice.

Position 4482, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1985.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2010 with 17 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Jen was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Sometimes the name Jen has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

The popularity trend for Jen has remained mostly unchanged for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Jen for their newborn has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Jen?

Jen's popularity is at a low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Jen is mostly unused and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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   Jen (Girl)Jen (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- < 5 --
2017 < 5 -- < 5 --
2016 < 5 -- < 5 --
2015 < 5 -- 14 6,110
2014 < 5 -- 11 7,253
2013 < 5 -- < 5 --
2012 < 5 -- 9 8,462
2011 < 5 -- 14 6,076
2010 < 5 -- 17 5,350
2009 5 18,529 6 11,622
2008 < 5 -- < 5 --
2007 < 5 -- < 5 --
2006 < 5 -- < 5 --
2005 6 15,322 < 5 --
2004 8 12,076 < 5 --
2003 < 5 -- < 5 --
2002 < 5 -- < 5 --
2001 8 11,452 < 5 --
2000 < 5 -- < 5 --
1999 < 5 -- < 5 --
1998 < 5 -- < 5 --
1997 5 14,715 < 5 --
1996 < 5 -- < 5 --
1995 < 5 -- < 5 --
1994 < 5 -- 6 8,216
1993 < 5 -- < 5 --
1992 < 5 -- < 5 --
1991 5 14,072 < 5 --
1990 < 5 -- < 5 --
1989 6 11,403 < 5 --
1988 < 5 -- < 5 --
1987 < 5 -- < 5 --
1986 < 5 -- < 5 --
1985 < 5 -- 9 4,482
1984 < 5 -- < 5 --
1983 < 5 -- < 5 --
1982 < 5 -- < 5 --
1981 < 5 -- < 5 --
1980 5 11,016 < 5 --
1979 < 5 -- < 5 --
1978 5 10,392 < 5 --
1977 < 5 -- < 5 --
1976 9 6,244 < 5 --
1975 < 5 -- < 5 --
1974 9 5,941 < 5 --
1973 11 5,012 < 5 --
1972 6 7,635 < 5 --
1971 13 4,391 < 5 --
1970 13 4,340 < 5 --
1969 6 6,965 < 5 --
1968 11 4,313 < 5 --
1967 5 7,204 < 5 --
1966 < 5 -- < 5 --
1965 5 6,919 < 5 --
1964 6 6,316 < 5 --
1963 12 3,881 < 5 --
1962 12 3,883 < 5 --
1961 6 6,127 < 5 --
1960 5 6,756 < 5 --
1959 14 3,325 < 5 --
1958 8 4,676 < 5 --
1957 5 6,492 < 5 --
1956 9 4,285 < 5 --
1955 8 4,537 < 5 --
1954 9 4,102 < 5 --
1953 8 4,381 < 5 --
1952 13 3,106 < 5 --
1951 6 5,099 < 5 --
1950 9 3,803 < 5 --
1949 7 4,422 < 5 --
1948 6 4,912 < 5 --
1947 < 5 -- < 5 --
1946 6 4,674 < 5 --
1945 < 5 -- < 5 --
1944 7 3,867 < 5 --
1943 < 5 -- < 5 --
1942 < 5 -- < 5 --
1941 < 5 -- < 5 --
1940 < 5 -- < 5 --
1939 6 3,991 < 5 --
1938 < 5 -- < 5 --
1937 5 4,549 < 5 --
1936 < 5 -- < 5 --
1935 < 5 -- < 5 --
1934 < 5 -- < 5 --
1933 < 5 -- < 5 --
1932 < 5 -- < 5 --
1931 5 4,648 < 5 --
1930 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1927 < 5 -- < 5 --
1926 < 5 -- < 5 --
1925 < 5 -- < 5 --
1924 < 5 -- < 5 --
1923 < 5 -- < 5 --
1922 5 5,378 < 5 --
1921 < 5 -- < 5 --
1920 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1918 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1880 < 5 -- < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.