Jennifer

Jennifer

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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 1,200 babies (rank #54 that year). It was not in the 2024 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 — 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.

10,622

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,200

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	1,200	#54
1997	938	#62
1998	858	#62
1999	704	#76
2000	645	#83
2001	629	#81
2002	704	#74
2003	628	#81
2004	593	#87
2005	459	#109
2006	416	#131
2007	392	#138
2008	378	#141
2009	312	#166
2010	317	#166
2011	301	#175
2012	254	#197
2013	222	#226
2014	237	#217
2015	230	#224
2016	205	#249

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

1,200

#54

1997

938

#62

1998

858

#62

1999

704

#76

2000

645

#83

2001

629

#81

2002

704

#74

2003

628

#81

2004

593

#87

2005

459

#109

2006

416

#131

2007

392

#138

2008

378

#141

2009

312

#166

2010

317

#166

2011

301

#175

2012

254

#197

2013

222

#226

2014

237

#217

2015

230

#224

2016

205

#249

Meaning

Numerology of Jennifer

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Jennifer

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with J

Year-by-Year Detail