Jenifer
Jenifer is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, Spanish, Cornish.
- English
- Spanish
- Cornish
Meaning & Origin of Jenifer
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jenifer is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, Spanish, Cornish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Spanish
- Cornish
The Story of Jenifer
Jenifer first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1933, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1974: 923 births, good for #278 nationwide. About 32% of every Jenifer on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Jenifer ranks #6,150 for baby girls with 19 births, gradually falling (-11%). All told, over 26K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Jenifer
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Names that sound like Jenifer
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About the name Jenifer
Jenifer is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1933 and has accumulated 26K births in the dataset. Jenifer's peak popularity came in 1974 when it ranked #271. Use the chart and map above to compare Jenifer's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.