Is Jenifer a boy or girl name?
Jenifer is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 22 girls and 0 boys were named Jenifer, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 25,558 US babies named Jenifer were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,678
- Babies named Jenifer since 1933
- 25,558
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 923 babies
Boys and girls named Jenifer, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 39 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 399 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,344 | 100% |
| 1960s | 5 | 3,491 | 99.9% |
| 1970s | 0 | 8,169 | 100% |
| 1980s | 17 | 5,653 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,061 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,828 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 467 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 85 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,678 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,683 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,429 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,838 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,365 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,061 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,068 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,233 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,880 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,533 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,141 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,425 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,462 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,465 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,725 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,585 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 227 | #1,133 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 250 | #1,049 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 259 | #1,002 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 298 | #849 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 308 | #815 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 353 | #725 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 354 | #707 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 311 | #767 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 326 | #712 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 355 | #650 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 279 | #773 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 299 | #720 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 242 | #828 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 291 | #713 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 288 | #722 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 262 | #784 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 328 | #671 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 359 | #626 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 358 | #623 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,398 | 357 | #601 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 381 | #560 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,487 | 447 | #481 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 455 | #471 |
| 1985 | 6 | #6,123 | 606 | #374 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 607 | #377 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 647 | #349 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 723 | #334 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 706 | #336 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 724 | #333 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 714 | #327 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 763 | #306 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 814 | #292 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 773 | #296 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 838 | #287 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 923 | #278 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 913 | #271 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 913 | #282 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 782 | #334 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 736 | #347 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 572 | #395 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 487 | #430 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 305 | #537 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 331 | #520 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 341 | #516 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,312 | 326 | #548 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 294 | #573 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 308 | #557 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 287 | #593 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 240 | #656 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 208 | #695 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 234 | #643 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 162 | #794 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 147 | #819 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 106 | #961 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 106 | #936 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 118 | #865 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,009 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 88 | #999 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 88 | #963 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,066 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,076 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,293 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,093 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,162 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,633 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,033 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,574 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,048 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,353 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,248 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,061 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,014 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,617 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,956 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jenifer reached #4,312 in 1964. As a girl name, it reached #271 in 1973. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jenifer
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.