girl's name
Jenifer
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 27,165
Ireland
#542
1995 births
Jenifer is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1974, when 923 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 221,043 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1933.
Jenifer over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 39 |
| 1940s | 399 |
| 1950s | 1,344 |
| 1960s | 3,496 |
| 1970s | 8,169 |
| 1980s | 5,670 |
| 1990s | 3,061 |
| 2000s | 2,828 |
| 2010s | 467 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 100 |
How popular is Jenifer?
In 2025, Jenifer was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Jenifer is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Jenifer
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jenifer also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jenifer over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jenifer
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jenifer — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jenifer
How popular is the name Jenifer?
In 2025, Jenifer was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Jenifer a girl's or a boy's name?
Jenifer is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Jenifer most popular?
Jenifer peaked in 1974, when 923 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Jenifer a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jenifer currently ranks #7,170 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.