Jen

given name · Latin script

Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

Jen is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in the United States than in any other country. Recorded meaning: Orthographic variation im Auslaut: ss vs.

rarermore common
  • CACanada≈1 in 4K(inferred from the name graph)
  • AUAustralia≈1 in 5.1K
  • SGSingapore≈1 in 6.2K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

United States (measured from records)

16,431 people, 2020

Sources
518 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 4.0K (inferred from the name graph)

Canada, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Meaning & origin(measured from records)

Orthographic variation im Auslaut: ss vs. ß nach Konsonant; 52+179 Belege.

Sources 1

  • Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 2: Graphematik/Phonologie der Familiennamen II, Konsonantismus

Attested across 10 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Jen counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Jen is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
US United States#87616,4311 in 20K16KJen518
CA Canada#504≈9,500 est.≈1 in 4K—Jen237
PH Philippines—≈8,500 est.≈1 in 13K—Jen107
GB United Kingdom#905≈5,900 est.≈1 in 11KlistedJen250
MY Malaysia#973≈5,200 est.≈1 in 6.2K—Jen87
AU Australia#623≈5,000 est.≈1 in 5.1K1Jen187
SG Singapore#483≈1,000 est.≈1 in 6.2K—Jen90
IE Ireland#465≈570 est.≈1 in 9K—Jen64

16,431 people counted by Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex, 2020. Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; SA BDM — Popular baby names South Australia (1944–present); the gb-nisra-baby-names-ni register. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Jen is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • a separate name4 spellings in the group

    Also written Jên, Ĵen, Jén

  • Spanish given name10 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, Philippines, Argentina, Mexico

    Languages: Spanish, Portuguese, Italian

    Also written Jên, Jèn, Jéñ, Jêñ, Jën

  • Chinese given name4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, Taiwan, United Kingdom, China

    Also written J'En

  • Indonesian given name4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Malaysia, Indonesia, United States, Philippines

    Languages: Indonesian, Malay

    Also written Jêņ, Jën

  • French given name7 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in France, United States, Canada, United Kingdom

    Also written J'En, Jen', J’en, Jèn, Jëñ

  • a separate given name7 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, Philippines, India, United Kingdom

    Also written Jëñ, Jęń, Jēň, Jën, Jên

73 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Jen is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • In German, diminutive/spirantized ending; exact base name unclear

    as a nameDeutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung

  • In cdo, J^Lgmi PreixDant, "vvith child •• Tfrj-' 、c"gi vl\ to bear, to bring forth ； 、iu ejifj^ to conceive; 'jfl^ iSli ,t\ii kwai^ eiig^ illicit pC_L birth and strange concep- ^rn. tioTi ； COM., \hwai mg、 1 pregnant ； ^e/if/^ lio^ a preg- nant woman.

    as a wordAn Alphabetic Dictionary of the Chinese Language in the Foochow Dialect

  • In Slovak, yen, Japanese monetary unit and coin

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • In rif, to lie down, to repose (an animal)

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • ISO 639-3 language code for Dza.

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

0500100015002000Emperor Wu of Jin, b. 236Emperor Wuzong of Tang, b. 814Jen Kiggans, b. 1971Jen O'Malley Dillon, b. 1976Jen Psaki, b. 1978Jen Lilley, b. 1984Liu Yan, b. 1984Jen Statsky, b. 1985Jen Ledger, b. 1989Lan Yan, b. 1990
  • Emperor Wu of Jinb. 236CNnot in their usual nameEmperor of the Jin Dynasty from 266 to 290
  • Emperor Wuzong of Tangb. 814not in their usual nameemperor of the Tang Dynasty
  • Jen Kiggansb. 1971USAmerican politician and nurse
  • Jen O'Malley Dillonb. 1976USformer White House Deputy Chief of Staff
  • Jen Psakib. 1978USWhite House Press Secretary from 2021 to 2022
  • Jen Lilleyb. 1984USAmerican actress
  • Liu Yanb. 1984CNnot in their usual namefigure skater from China
  • Jen Statskyb. 1985USAmerican television writer and comedian
  • Jen Ledgerb. 1989GBBritish drummer and singer
  • Lan Yanb. 1990CNnot in their usual nameChinese actress, pop singer, and model

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 52 sources across 28 countries.

Official registers attesting Jen
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex202016K#1,805
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex2020567#1,805
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)201514—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)20095—
AU AustraliaSA BDM — Popular baby names South Australia (1944–present)19901—
GB United KingdomNISRA — Baby names Northern Ireland full list (1997–present)2004——
GB United KingdomThe Penguin Book of Baby Names (David Pickering)———

Reference works 5

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What are other forms of the name Jen?
In the etymology graph, Jenny, Jennie and Jenna are forms of the same name in other languages; Jenelle and Jenessa are recorded short or pet forms; it is recorded as a short form of Jennifer.
Where does the name Jen come from?
Orthographic variation im Auslaut: ss vs. ß nach Konsonant; 52+179 Belege. Recorded by Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 2: Graphematik/Phonologie der Familiennamen II, Konsonantismus.
Is Jen a male or female name?
Jen is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
How common is the name Jen?
In the United States, the national register counted 16,431 people named Jen in 2020, about 1 in 20 thousand residents.
How common is Jen compared with other names?
In the United States, Jen is the 876th most common given name of 2,815,431 given names recorded there.
What does the name Jen mean?
Recorded meaning: Orthographic variation im Auslaut: ss vs.
In which country does Jen have the most bearers?
In the United States, the national register counted about 16 thousand people named Jen, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled jen.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Jen” — the 876th most common given name in United States. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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