Girls' name · since 1957
Gennifer
Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 1,166 babies named Gennifer, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,754 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,166
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
Gennifer is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,166 have been recorded since 1957.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gennifer has been recorded 1,166 times among girls since 1957, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2010.
- #6,754 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,166 born since 1957
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gennifer ranks #6,754 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,166 born since 1957, peaking in the 1970s.
- #6,754 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,166
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
Gennifer's 1,166 recorded births place it above 90.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Gennifer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gennifer splits its recorded history at 1982: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1957 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 50 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gennifer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2010
- Peak year (1982)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Gennifer by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (394 births, 34% of the file).
1970s was Gennifer's strongest decade.
394 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Gennifer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 119
1960s
119 births
- 1970s
1970s
394 births
- 1980s
1980s
364 births
- 1990s
1990s
222 births
- 2000s 52
2000s
52 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 394 births (34% of all-time use).
How Gennifer compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Gennifer's total volume
Gennifer by state
Where Gennifer concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 78 | 6.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 34 | 2.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 13 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 12 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
78 of 1,166 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Gennifer's data
- Gennifer's decade-level peak was the 1970s (394 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gennifers (78 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gennifer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~53 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1957–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gennifer draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.