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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 2,141 babies (rank #8 that year). In 2024 it was given to 40 girls (rank #735). 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.

15,922
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
2,141
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
19912,141#8
19921,961#9
19931,613#13
19941,294#13
19951,240#16
19961,042#19
1997855#22
1998738#28
1999633#37
2000524#46
2001517#47
2002434#55
2003382#68
2004330#80
2005262#105
2006245#121
2007212#140
2008159#202
2009161#194
2010119#268
2011124#262
2012134#247
2013104#311
2014110#297
201589#385
201684#403
201776#425
201858#528
201962#506
202046#614
202138#759
202242#670
202334#806
202440#735