Girls' name · since 1966
Jeanifer
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 100 babies named Jeanifer, peaking in 1972. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 100
- total births
- 1966–1987
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 60%
- born in that decade
Jeanifer sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 100 recorded since 1966.
Social Security Administration records show Jeanifer recorded 100 times among girls since 1966, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 1987.
- 100 total births
- 1966–1987 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 60% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jeanifer's 100 recorded births place it above 62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jeanifer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jeanifer's SSA record in two at 1977 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jeanifer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1987
- Peak year (1972)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Jeanifer by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Jeanifer's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Jeanifer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
60 births
- 1980s
1980s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 60 births (60% of all-time use).
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- Jeanifer's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (60 total births) through the 1980s (35) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1966–1987 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jeanifer: Baby Name Since 1966 - 100 Births, Peak 1972." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jeanifer. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jeanifer 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 July 2026.