Girls' name · since 1947
Jenniffer
2,878 babies named Jenniffer in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 2,878
- total births
- 1947–2012
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
Jenniffer is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 2,878 have been recorded since 1947.
Social Security Administration records show Jenniffer recorded 2,878 times among girls since 1947, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2012.
- 2,878 total births
- 1947–2012 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 36% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jenniffer's 2,878 recorded births place it above 95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Jenniffer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jenniffer's full recorded timeline at 1981, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1947, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1972 peak of 125 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jenniffer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2012
- Peak year (1972)
- 125
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Jenniffer by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Jenniffer's strongest decade.
1,040 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Jenniffer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s 100
1950s
100 births
- 1960s 293
1960s
293 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,040 births
- 1980s
1980s
833 births
- 1990s 408
1990s
408 births
- 2000s 173
2000s
173 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,040 births (36% of all-time use).
How Jenniffer compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jenniffer's total volume
Jenniffer vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Jenniffer by state
Where Jenniffer concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 431 | 15.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 213 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 195 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 89 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 75 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 55 | 1.9% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 49 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 34 | 1.2% |
431 of 2,878 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Jenniffer appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jenniffer's data
- Jenniffer's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,040 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jenniffers (431 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1947–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jenniffer: Baby Name Since 1947 - 2,878 Births, Peak 1972." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jenniffer. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jenniffer 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 July 2026.