How Many People Are Named Jenefer?
An estimated 297 people in the United States have the first name Jenefer. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Jenefer peaked in popularity in 1972 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jenefer 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 Jenefer paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
297
About 1 in 1,154,055 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1972
19 births
Total Registered
320
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jenefer
Jenefer is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 320 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jenefer as a female name
Ranked #11,791 in 2003
8 female births in 2003
Peak: 1972 (19 births)
Jenefer: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jenefer span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 116 babies were registered. Jenefer has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jenefer by Decade
How has Jenefer 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.
Jenefer by State
Jenefer + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jenefer as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jenefer: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jenefer?
We estimate approximately 297 people named Jenefer 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 1,154,055 Americans share this first name.
Is Jenefer a common name?
Jenefer is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 320 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jenefer most popular?
Jenefer reached peak popularity in 1972, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jenefer is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jenefer a female name?
Jenefer is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jenefer Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jenefer Smith, Jenefer Johnson, Jenefer 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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