How Many People Are Named Jennifer?
people named Jennifer are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 245 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,476,540 babies named Jennifer in Social Security records from 1919 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐⭐⭐ Very Common
Peak Year
63,790 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a Cornish form of the Welsh name Gwenhwyfar (see GUINEVERE). This name has only been common outside of Cornwall since the beginning of the 20th century, after it was featured in George Bernard Shaw's play 'The Doctor's Dilemma' (1906).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Jennifer in English. Counting Jennifer and these spellings together, about 1,418,091 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Jennifer (99.7%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Jennifer alive today is about 45 years old, and 84% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 40 and 52 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Jennifer first appears in the records in 1919 and was given most often in 1972, to 63,790 babies. In 2025, 501 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1919 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Jennifer was the #1 girls' name in the US in 1970 to 1984. It was in the top 10 for 26 years, 1966 to 1991. In 2025 it ranked #586.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #586 |
| Best rank | #1 (1970 to 1984) |
| Years at #1 | 15 |
| Years in the top 10 | 26 |
| Years in the top 100 | 53 (1956 to 2008) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Jennifer alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Jennifer were born in California than in any other state: about 167,558 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Jennifer was given 1.4 times as often in New Hampshire, 1.4 times in Nevada and 1.3 times in Delaware.
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