Recorded 1966–1997 Girls' name Peak 1971 185 births

Genifer — girls' name

185 babies named Genifer in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s191970s811980s611990s24
1970s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Genifer was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

14 babies were named Genifer in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Genifer

The Social Security Administration has registered 185 babies named Genifer between 1966 and 1997, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Genifer currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Genifer performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 81 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Genifer shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Genifer in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 185 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Genifer at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

185

Since 1966

32 years of records

Peak year

1971

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1966

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1997

Genifer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1966

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1971)
14
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
46810121416 199719901987198219781975197219681966 9

Genifer by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
81 births that decade — 44% of Genifer's all-time total
1960s191970s811980s611990s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Genifer?
185 babies have been named Genifer since 1966. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1971 with 14 births.
When was Genifer most popular?
Genifer was most popular in the 1970s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Genifer been used?
Genifer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 32 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Genifer?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Genevieve, Genesis, Geneva, Gena, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1966–1997 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.