Is Jennifer a boy or girl name?
Jennifer is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 552 girls and 0 boys were named Jennifer, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 1,476,028 US babies named Jennifer were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #547
- Babies named Jennifer since 1919
- 1,476,028
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 63,792 babies
Boys and girls named Jennifer, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 86 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 368 | 100% |
| 1940s | 6 | 10,685 | 99.9% |
| 1950s | 84 | 43,074 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 444 | 164,414 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 1,920 | 581,733 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 1,683 | 440,916 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 486 | 148,036 | 99.7% |
| 2000s | 185 | 63,506 | 99.7% |
| 2010s | 29 | 15,251 | 99.8% |
| 2020s | 0 | 3,116 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 552 | #547 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 584 | #521 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 630 | #501 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 638 | #494 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 712 | #431 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 788 | #391 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 921 | #344 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,052 | #309 |
| 2016 | 6 | #11,333 | 1,162 | #272 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,286 | #251 |
| 2014 | 6 | #11,349 | 1,521 | #222 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,692 | #192 |
| 2012 | 5 | #13,115 | 1,927 | #164 |
| 2011 | 6 | #11,472 | 2,280 | #134 |
| 2010 | 6 | #11,384 | 2,622 | #121 |
| 2009 | 5 | #13,338 | 2,987 | #109 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,904 | 3,797 | #84 |
| 2007 | 7 | #10,278 | 4,653 | #64 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,178 | 5,268 | #51 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,413 | 5,837 | #42 |
| 2004 | 23 | #3,932 | 6,545 | #39 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,516 | 7,568 | #31 |
| 2002 | 27 | #3,301 | 8,540 | #28 |
| 2001 | 26 | #3,363 | 8,921 | #26 |
| 2000 | 32 | #2,837 | 9,390 | #26 |
| 1999 | 28 | #2,976 | 10,615 | #21 |
| 1998 | 26 | #3,050 | 10,692 | #20 |
| 1997 | 37 | #2,285 | 11,840 | #18 |
| 1996 | 35 | #2,315 | 11,729 | #19 |
| 1995 | 55 | #1,659 | 12,683 | #18 |
| 1994 | 44 | #1,912 | 14,001 | #17 |
| 1993 | 50 | #1,728 | 15,748 | #15 |
| 1992 | 58 | #1,534 | 17,819 | #11 |
| 1991 | 66 | #1,405 | 20,673 | #8 |
| 1990 | 87 | #1,168 | 22,236 | #8 |
| 1989 | 146 | #821 | 24,004 | #7 |
| 1988 | 114 | #898 | 27,893 | #5 |
| 1987 | 113 | #882 | 32,708 | #4 |
| 1986 | 163 | #707 | 36,189 | #4 |
| 1985 | 161 | #694 | 42,660 | #3 |
| 1984 | 204 | #594 | 50,563 | #1 |
| 1983 | 196 | #612 | 54,355 | #1 |
| 1982 | 183 | #638 | 57,118 | #1 |
| 1981 | 192 | #615 | 57,048 | #1 |
| 1980 | 211 | #599 | 58,378 | #1 |
| 1979 | 205 | #597 | 56,716 | #1 |
| 1978 | 203 | #591 | 56,318 | #1 |
| 1977 | 179 | #631 | 58,964 | #1 |
| 1976 | 200 | #573 | 59,472 | #1 |
| 1975 | 225 | #535 | 58,187 | #1 |
| 1974 | 185 | #585 | 63,106 | #1 |
| 1973 | 220 | #530 | 62,447 | #1 |
| 1972 | 190 | #578 | 63,602 | #1 |
| 1971 | 194 | #593 | 56,771 | #1 |
| 1970 | 119 | #755 | 46,150 | #1 |
| 1969 | 98 | #779 | 33,704 | #3 |
| 1968 | 66 | #888 | 26,851 | #4 |
| 1967 | 67 | #881 | 18,238 | #10 |
| 1966 | 52 | #1,011 | 18,215 | #10 |
| 1965 | 34 | #1,326 | 15,206 | #20 |
| 1964 | 34 | #1,361 | 12,956 | #31 |
| 1963 | 25 | #1,608 | 11,759 | #36 |
| 1962 | 24 | #1,644 | 10,977 | #41 |
| 1961 | 31 | #1,448 | 9,266 | #47 |
| 1960 | 13 | #2,366 | 7,242 | #61 |
| 1959 | 10 | #2,725 | 6,232 | #78 |
| 1958 | 13 | #2,314 | 5,881 | #81 |
| 1957 | 12 | #2,431 | 5,485 | #87 |
| 1956 | 8 | #3,078 | 4,710 | #97 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 4,123 | #104 |
| 1954 | 10 | #2,659 | 3,966 | #108 |
| 1953 | 8 | #3,029 | 3,375 | #116 |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,545 | 3,526 | #107 |
| 1951 | 9 | #2,760 | 2,974 | #119 |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,891 | 2,802 | #118 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 2,618 | #121 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 1,882 | #151 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 2,010 | #145 |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,344 | 1,733 | #156 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 985 | #200 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 684 | #263 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 337 | #397 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 198 | #527 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 136 | #605 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 102 | #689 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 62 | #893 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 51 | #997 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,167 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,091 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,190 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,112 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,323 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,543 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,472 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,063 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,050 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,958 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,186 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,395 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,506 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,061 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,496 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,219 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,491 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,172 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,507 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jennifer reached #530 in 1973. As a girl name, it reached #1 in 1970. 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 Jennifer
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.