Ginnifer
A girls’ name of Welsh origin, meaning fair one; a respelling of Guinevere or Jennifer.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Ginnifer by the numbers
Ginnifer was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 8 babies in 1972, making it a 1970s name.
Other names that come from Guinevere
Like Ginnifer, each of these traces back to Guinevere: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Jenniferfair one; form of Guinevere1,042 in the US (2017)
- Guineverefair one; white wave190 in the US (2017)
- Gweneverefair one; variant spelling of Guinevere52 in the US (2017)
- Gweniverefair one; a form of Guinevere29 in the US (2017)
- Ginnypure; a form of Guinevere or Virginia16 in England and Wales (2025)
- Gwyneverefair and blessed; a form of Guinevere24 in the US (2017)
- Ginessafair and pure; a form of Guinevere7 in the US (2017)
- Vanorawhite wave; a form of Guinevere3 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that come from Jennifer
Like Ginnifer, each of these traces back to Jennifer: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Jenniferfair one; form of Guinevere1,042 in the US (2017)
- Jennyfair one; diminutive of Jennifer or Genevieve259 in the US (2017)
- Jennahgod is gracious; variant of Jeanne or Jennifer51 in the US (2017)
- Jenessagod is gracious; modern elaboration of Jennifer46 in the US (2017)
- Jenniwhite wave; a form of Jennifer21 in the US (2017)
- Jeniferfair one; a form of Jennifer16 in the US (2017)
- Jennyferfair one; a spelling variant of Jennifer12 in the US (2017)
- Jennellegod is gracious; elaboration of Jenny or Jennifer10 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean beauty
Like Ginnifer, each of these has beauty in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
- Bellabeautiful; a diminutive of Isabella4,616 in the US (2017)
- Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mackenzieson of the fair one; surname used as given name2,976 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Annabellegrace and beauty combined form2,601 in the US (2017)
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