Jennifer

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

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 1999 and has been recorded in 26 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2003 with 500 babies (rank #91 that year). In 2024 it was given to 76 girls (rank #242). 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 — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

7,120

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

500

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Jennifer

Jennifer Lopezpop musician · b. 1969
Jennifer Anistonfilm actor · b. 1969
Jennifer Lawrencefilm screenwriter · b. 1990
Jennifer Connellymodel · b. 1970
Jennifer Garnerfilm actor · b. 1972

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Names ranked near Jennifer in 2024

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1999	279	#130
2000	309	#122
2001	390	#105
2002	407	#99
2003	500	#91
2004	429	#98
2005	386	#103
2006	445	#95
2007	389	#103
2008	326	#118
2009	435	#97
2010	358	#110
2011	323	#117
2012	296	#122
2013	260	#134
2014	215	#147
2015	199	#152
2016	194	#147
2017	150	#173
2018	153	#173
2019	148	#172
2020	146	#170
2021	124	#185
2022	101	#209
2023	82	#237
2024	76	#242