Girls' name · since 1944
Jannifer
Since 1944, U.S. Social Security records show 855 babies named Jannifer, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,373 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 855
- born since 1944
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jannifer sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 855 recorded since 1944.
Jannifer has 855 recorded births among girls since 1944, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 2001.
- #8,373 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 855 born since 1944
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jannifer ranks #8,373 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 855 born since 1944, peaking in the 1970s.
- #8,373 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 855
- born since 1944
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jannifer's 855 recorded births place it above 88.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jannifer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jannifer's full recorded timeline at 1971, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 31 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jannifer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2001
- Peak year (1981)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Jannifer by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (219 births, 26% of the file).
1970s was Jannifer's strongest decade.
219 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Jannifer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 56
1940s
56 births
- 1950s
1950s
124 births
- 1960s
1960s
207 births
- 1970s
1970s
219 births
- 1980s
1980s
193 births
- 1990s 51
1990s
51 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 219 births (26% of all-time use).
How Jannifer 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 Jannifer's total volume
Jannifer by state
Where Jannifer concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 25 | 2.9% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
25 of 855 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Jannifer's data
- Jannifer's decade-level peak was the 1970s (219 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jannifers (25 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 Jannifer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1944–2001 (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 Jannifer 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.