Girls' name · since 1977
Jenyfer
Jenyfer has 168 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,619 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 168
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jenyfer sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 168 recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Jenyfer recorded 168 times among girls since 1977, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2012.
- #21,619 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 168 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenyfer ranks #21,619 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 168 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #21,619 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 168
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jenyfer's 168 recorded births place it above 70.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jenyfer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jenyfer splits its recorded history at 2000: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jenyfer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2012
- Peak year (1998)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Jenyfer by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (93 births, 55% of the file).
2000s was Jenyfer's strongest decade.
93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Jenyfer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
47 births
- 2000s
2000s
93 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 93 births (55% of all-time use).
Jenyfer by state
Where Jenyfer concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 9.5% |
16 of 168 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jenyfer's data
- Jenyfer's decade-level peak was the 2000s (93 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jenyfers (16 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Jenyfer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1977–2012 (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 Jenyfer 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.