How Many People Are Named Jenifer?
An estimated 23,047 people in the United States have the first name Jenifer. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Jenifer peaked in popularity in 1974 with 923 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jenifer 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 Jenifer paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
23,047
About 1 in 14,872 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1974
923 births
Total Registered
25,558
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jenifer
Jenifer is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 25,558 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Jenifer as a male name
Ranked #7,398 in 1989
6 male births in 1989
Peak: 1985 (6 births)
Jenifer as a female name
Ranked #5,678 in 2024
22 female births in 2024
Peak: 1974 (923 births)
Jenifer: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jenifer span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 8,169 babies were registered. Jenifer has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jenifer by Decade
How has Jenifer 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.
Jenifer by State
Birth registrations for Jenifer span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Vermont, Maine, Alaska. On average, about 443 Jenifers were registered per state.
Jenifer + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jenifer as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jenifer
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jenifer: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jenifer?
We estimate approximately 23,047 people named Jenifer 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 14,872 Americans share this first name.
Is Jenifer a common name?
Jenifer is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 25,558 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jenifer most popular?
Jenifer reached peak popularity in 1974, when 923 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jenifer is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jenifer a female name?
Jenifer is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jenifer Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jenifer Smith, Jenifer Johnson, Jenifer 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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