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What does Jens mean?
Jens 
as a boys' name is of Scandinavian and Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Jens is "God is gracious". Variant of John.
STARTS WITH Jen-
ASSOCIATED WITH scandinavian, gracious
Variations
VARIANTS Jensen▲, Jenson, Jensson
RELATED FORMS VIA JOHN Anno, Ean, Ewen, Hans▼, Hansl, Ian▲, Jack, Jan▼, Jancsi, Janek, Janko, Janne, Janos, Jean▼, Jehan, Jenkin, Jenkins, Jian, Joao, Jock, Johnn, Jon▼, Jona, Juan▼, Sean▼, Seann, Zane▲
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Jens Joseph (J.J.), ..
How popular is Jens?
Jens is an uncommonly occurring first name for men but a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#29873 out of 150436, Top 20%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Jens was first listed in 1880-1889 and reached its apex rank of #1150 in the U.S. then, but is not found in the list at the moment. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Ean (#1101 A YEAR AGO), Hans (#1446), Ian (#79), Jack (#28), Jan (#1844), Jean (#1240), Jenkins, Jensen (#293), Jenson (#1214), Joao, Jock, John (#27), Jon (#754), Juan (#139), Sean (#269) and Zane (#200) are the prominent alternative forms of Jens. Other variants, like Jehan, are seldom used. These relations of Jens were at the peak of their popularity during 1880-1889 (USAGE OF 8.5%) and have become much less conventional since (USAGE 1.7%, ▼80%), with versions like Juan becoming less trendy. Ian, Jensen and Zane are three of the more trendy birth names here.
Similar Names
Jens is pronounced similarly to Jones. Other recommended sound-alike names are Fons, Jano, Janse, Janus, Je-, Jeb, Jed▼, Jedd, Jeff▼, Jeh, Jehu, Jem, Jeno, Jere, Jerk, Jess▼, Jesse▼, Jessy, Jesus, Jet, Jeth, Jett▲, Jino, Jonas, Jonn, Joos, Joss, June, Owens and Pons. These names tend to be more commonly used than Jens.
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