How Many People Are Named Jenniffer?
An estimated 2,627 people in the United States have the first name Jenniffer. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Jenniffer peaked in popularity in 1972 with 125 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jenniffer 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 Jenniffer paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,627
About 1 in 130,474 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1972
125 births
Total Registered
2,878
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jenniffer
Jenniffer is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,878 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jenniffer as a female name
Ranked #14,156 in 2012
7 female births in 2012
Peak: 1972 (125 births)
Jenniffer: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jenniffer span from the 1940s to the 2010s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 1,040 babies were registered. Jenniffer has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jenniffer by Decade
How has Jenniffer 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.
Jenniffer by State
Birth registrations for Jenniffer span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Washington, Utah, Tennessee. On average, about 65 Jenniffers were registered per state.
Jenniffer + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jenniffer as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jenniffer
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jenniffer: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jenniffer?
We estimate approximately 2,627 people named Jenniffer 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 130,474 Americans share this first name.
Is Jenniffer a common name?
Jenniffer is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,878 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jenniffer most popular?
Jenniffer reached peak popularity in 1972, when 125 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jenniffer is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jenniffer a female name?
Jenniffer is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jenniffer Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jenniffer Smith, Jenniffer Johnson, Jenniffer 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me