Jens is a male given name and a Danish, Dutch, German, Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandic, Faroese and Frisian derivative of Johannes. It was the top given name for boys in Denmark in 2008.

People with the name include:

Jens Martin Knudsen (astrophysicist) (1930–2005), Danish astrophysicist Jens Martin Knudsen (footballer) (born 1967), Faroese footballer

See also