How Many People Are Named Janifer?
An estimated 248 people in the United States have the first name Janifer. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Janifer peaked in popularity in 1964 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Janifer as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Janifer paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
248
About 1 in 1,382,074 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1964
14 births
Total Registered
326
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Janifer
Janifer is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 326 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Janifer as a female name
Ranked #13,350 in 1999
6 female births in 1999
Peak: 1964 (14 births)
Janifer: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Janifer span from the 1940s to the 1990s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 79 babies were registered. Janifer has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Janifer by Decade
How has Janifer tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Janifer + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Janifer as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Janifer
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Janifer: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Janifer?
We estimate approximately 248 people named Janifer are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,382,074 Americans share this first name.
Is Janifer a common name?
Janifer is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 326 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Janifer most popular?
Janifer reached peak popularity in 1964, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Janifer is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Janifer a female name?
Janifer is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Janifer Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Janifer Smith, Janifer Johnson, Janifer Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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