Recorded 1950–2010 Girls' name Peak 1972 1,498 births

Jennefer — girls' name

1,498 babies named Jennefer in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s491960s1251970s5231980s4361990s2482000s1122010s5
1970s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Jennefer was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

61 babies were named Jennefer in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jennefer

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,498 babies named Jennefer between 1950 and 2010, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jennefer currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 61 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jennefer performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 523 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Jennefer shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 271 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Jennefer in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jennefer 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 1,498 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.

Jennefer at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

1,498

Since 1950

61 years of records

Peak year

1972

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1950

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2010

Jennefer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1950

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1972)
61
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
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Jennefer by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
523 births that decade — 35% of Jennefer's all-time total
1950s491960s1251970s5231980s4361990s2482000s1122010s5

Jennefer by state

Where Jennefer concentrates geographically — total births since 1950

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jennefer
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
271 18.1%
#2 New York
84 5.6%
#3 Texas
44 2.9%
#4 New Jersey
16 1.1%
#5 Pennsylvania
7 0.5%
#6 Florida
6 0.4%
#7 Illinois
6 0.4%
#8 Michigan
6 0.4%
California share of Jennefer's total US births 18.1%
Even split

271 of 1,498 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Jennefer appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jennefer?
1,498 babies have been named Jennefer since 1950. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1972 with 61 births.
When was Jennefer most popular?
Jennefer was most popular in the 1970s decade with 523 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Jennefer most popular?
The top states for the name Jennefer are California (271 births), New York (84 births), Texas (44 births).
How long has the name Jennefer been used?
Jennefer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 61 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Jennefer?
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, 1950–2010 (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.