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Jenifer

100% girls · 15 born in 2025

Jenifer has been given to about 25,573 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1974, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Living in the US≈ 24,318
Median age today47 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jenifer per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1974 · 923
  • Born in 202515
  • All time25,573

How popular is Jenifer?

Its best year was 1974, when 923 babies were given the name, ranking 278th. The typical living American called Jenifer is about 47 years old today.

Names that sound like Jenifer

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jennifer0.97
  2. Juniper0.74
  3. Denver0.71
  4. Jennie0.66
  5. River0.60
  6. Ever0.60
  7. Jessie0.55
  8. Janice0.53

Middle names for Jenifer

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jenifer Anne0.83
  2. Jenifer Marie0.79
  3. Jenifer Grace0.79
  4. Jenifer Eve0.79
  5. Jenifer Louise0.79
  6. Jenifer Claire0.78

Sibling names for Jenifer

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.93
  2. Bridgetsister · 0.90
  3. Damonbrother · 0.89
  4. Meredithsister · 0.89
  5. Erikbrother · 0.85
  6. Shanebrother · 0.84

Where Jenifer is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

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