Recorded 1969–2011 Girls' name Peak 1983 226 births

Jenipher — girls' name

226 babies named Jenipher in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s551980s771990s612000s222010s5

The verdict

226 girls have been named Jenipher since 1969, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2011.

226
total births
1969–2011
years on record
1980s
peak decade
34%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Jenipher was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

16 babies were named Jenipher in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jenipher

The Social Security Administration has registered 226 babies named Jenipher between 1969 and 2011, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jenipher currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jenipher performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jenipher shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jenipher in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jenipher 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 226 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.

Jenipher at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

226

Since 1969

43 years of records

Peak year

1983

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1969

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2011

Jenipher popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1969

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1983)
16
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
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Jenipher by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
77 births that decade — 34% of Jenipher's all-time total
1960s61970s551980s771990s612000s222010s5

Jenipher by state

Where Jenipher concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jenipher
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.2%
California share of Jenipher's total US births 2.2%

5 of 226 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jenipher?
226 babies have been named Jenipher since 1969. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1983 with 16 births.
When was Jenipher most popular?
Jenipher was most popular in the 1980s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Where is Jenipher most popular?
The top states for the name Jenipher are California (5 births).
How long has the name Jenipher been used?
Jenipher has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 43 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Jenipher?
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, 1969–2011 (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.