Jennifer

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Spanish

Meaning

Jennifer, also spelled Jenifer or Jenefer, is a feminine given name, the Cornish form of Guinevere, that became popular in the English-speaking world in the 20th century.

From Wikipedia

Jennifer first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 56 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1960 with 1,545 babies (rank #1 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Jennifer

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jennifer yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

33,383
Total babies (all years)
56
Years in the data
1,545
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
1952823#5
1953964#3
1954833#4
19551,226#2
19561,418#1
19571,367#1
19581,215#1
19591,192#1
19601,545#1
19611,470#2
19621,384#3
19631,326#3
19641,173#3
1965989#5
1966925#5
1967881#8
1968895#5
1969852#6
1970801#10
1971787#13
1972765#11
1973631#11
1974661#10
1975580#12
1976556#12
1977508#14
1978550#12
1979500#15
1980439#19
1981460#19
1982498#20
1983509#19
1984455#20
1985462#19
1986369#26
1987321#30
1988274#36
1989302#34
1990309#37
1991267#39
1992223#49
1993227#53
1994224#54
1995180#69
1996189#63
1997183#65
199897#93
1999100#91
2000128#87
2001156#72
200282#95
200388#95
20148#206
20156#268
20168#226
20172#706