Recorded 1947–2020 Girls' name Peak 1999 3,656 births

Jeniffer — girls' name

3,656 babies named Jeniffer in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

3,656 girls have been named Jeniffer since 1947, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2020.

3,656
total births
1947–2020
years on record
1990s
peak decade
27%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Jeniffer was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

118 babies were named Jeniffer in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jeniffer

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,656 babies named Jeniffer between 1947 and 2020, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jeniffer currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 118 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeniffer performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 972 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Jeniffer shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 739 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Jeniffer in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jeniffer 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 3,656 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.

Jeniffer at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

3,656

Since 1947

74 years of records

Peak year

1999

118 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1947

Recorded for 74 years

Last year on file: 2020

Jeniffer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1947

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1999)
118
Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
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Jeniffer by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
972 births that decade — 27% of Jeniffer's all-time total
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Jeniffer by state

Where Jeniffer concentrates geographically — total births since 1947

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jeniffer
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
739 20.2%
#2 Texas
443 12.1%
#3 New York
353 9.7%
#4 Florida
239 6.5%
#5 New Jersey
71 1.9%
#6 Illinois
70 1.9%
#7 Pennsylvania
37 1.0%
#8 Michigan
32 0.9%
California share of Jeniffer's total US births 20.2%
Even split

739 of 3,656 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Jeniffer appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeniffer?
3,656 babies have been named Jeniffer since 1947. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1999 with 118 births.
When was Jeniffer most popular?
Jeniffer was most popular in the 1990s decade with 972 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Jeniffer most popular?
The top states for the name Jeniffer are California (739 births), Texas (443 births), New York (353 births).
How long has the name Jeniffer been used?
Jeniffer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 74 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Jeniffer?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jennifer, Jenna, Jennie, Jenny, 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, 1947–2020 (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.