Given name & surname
Jansen
“the son of Jan”
Jansen is a variant of Janson. One Scandinavian interpretation is “the son of Jan.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jansen is a variant of Janson. One Scandinavian interpretation is “the son of Jan.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jansen is a variant of Janson. An origin associated with Janson is Scandinavian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1958. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jansen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,338
- 2,124 boys · 214 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 95 babies
- 2025
- 34
- #3,404 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −14%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 100% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 34 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,404 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 14.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 88 in 1994. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,154 as a first name in 2020; 16,395 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jansen’s family of names
In English usage, Jansen as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Johnson. Jansen has a related form in Janson. In German usage, Jansen as a surname has a related form in Janson.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Jansen has relatives in 4 languages.
16 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 17
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jansen
- Jansen PanettiereAmerican actor (1994–2023)
- Jansen HarkinsCanadian ice hockey player (1997-)
- Jansen ŠťovíčekCzech lexicographer and Buddhist-meditation teacherborn 1987
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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