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Genifer

100% girls · last recorded 1997

Genifer has been given to about 185 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1971, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Living in the US≈ 177
Median age today48 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Genifer per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1971 · 14
  • Born in 20250
  • All time185

How popular is Genifer?

Its best year was 1971, when 14 babies were given the name, ranking 4178th. The typical living American called Genifer is about 48 years old today.

Names that sound like Genifer

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jennifer0.87
  2. Jenifer0.89
  3. Denver0.71
  4. Ginger0.63
  5. Juniper0.63
  6. River0.60
  7. Ever0.60
  8. Heather0.52

Middle names for Genifer

Ranked by flow score
  1. Genifer Anne0.83
  2. Genifer Marie0.79
  3. Genifer Eve0.79
  4. Genifer Jane0.79
  5. Genifer Louise0.79
  6. Genifer June0.78

Sibling names for Genifer

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.63
  2. Melissasister · 0.59
  3. Amysister · 0.59
  4. Shawnbrother · 0.58
  5. Jasonbrother · 0.58
  6. Jamieeither · 0.55

Where Genifer is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Genifer White0.74
    2. Genifer Nguyen0.74
    3. Genifer Moore0.74
    4. Genifer Hill0.74
    5. Genifer Hall0.74
    6. Genifer Brown0.74

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Genifer

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.