Recorded 1966–1987 Girls' name Peak 1972 100 births

Jeanifer — girls' name

100 babies named Jeanifer in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s601980s35

The verdict

100 girls have been named Jeanifer since 1966, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1987.

100
total births
1966–1987
years on record
1970s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Jeanifer was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

11 babies were named Jeanifer in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jeanifer

The Social Security Administration has registered 100 babies named Jeanifer between 1966 and 1987, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jeanifer currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeanifer performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jeanifer shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jeanifer 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 100 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.

Jeanifer at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

100

Since 1966

22 years of records

Peak year

1972

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1966

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1987

Jeanifer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1966

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1972)
11
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4681012 19871982198019781976197419721966 5

Jeanifer by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
60 births that decade — 60% of Jeanifer's all-time total
1960s51970s601980s35

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeanifer?
100 babies have been named Jeanifer since 1966. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1972 with 11 births.
When was Jeanifer most popular?
Jeanifer was most popular in the 1970s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Jeanifer been used?
Jeanifer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 22 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Jeanifer?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jean, Jeanette, Jeanne, Jeannette, 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, 1966–1987 (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.