U.S. baby names · 1880–2025
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Jennifer

Jennifer is now well below its former popularity. All-time it's been given to 1,505,769 U.S. babies, the 950th most common name by sound today, peaking at 64,784 in 1972, with 516 in 2025.

By sound, Jennifer also includes the spellings Jenifer, Jeniffer.

Rising

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, “National data” baby-names files (1880–2025).