Jennifer
A girls’ name of Cornish origin, meaning fair one; form of Guinevere.
Babies a year
1,042
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#586
down from #547
UK popularity
#650
59 babies · down from #483
How Jennifer has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #251 |
| 2016 | #273 |
| 2017 | #309 |
| 2018 | #344 |
| 2019 | #391 |
| 2020 | #430 |
| 2021 | #494 |
| 2022 | #502 |
| 2023 | #517 |
| 2024 | #547 |
| 2025 | #586 |
In 2025, 59 babies in England and Wales were named Jennifer. In the US, 1,042 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 63,604 in 1972.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Jennifer was most common in 1975, when it went to 3.73% of American babies of that sex.
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