Girls' name · since 1969
Jenipher
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 226 babies named Jenipher, peaking in 1983. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,572 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 226
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
226 girls have been named Jenipher since 1969, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jenipher recorded 226 times among girls since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2011.
- #18,572 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 226 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenipher ranks #18,572 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 226 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #18,572 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 226
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jenipher's 226 recorded births place it above 74.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jenipher's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jenipher splits its recorded history at 1987: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1983 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jenipher popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2011
- Peak year (1983)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Jenipher by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (77 births, 34% of the file).
1980s was Jenipher's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Jenipher births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
55 births
- 1980s
1980s
77 births
- 1990s
1990s
61 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 77 births (34% of all-time use).
Jenipher by state
Where Jenipher concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.2% |
5 of 226 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jenipher's data
- Jenipher's decade-level peak was the 1980s (77 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 Jeniphers (5 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 Jenipher: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1969–2011 (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 Jenipher 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.