Boy or Girl

Is Jenniffer a boy or girl name?

Jenniffer was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,878 US babies named Jenniffer were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Jenniffer since 1947
2,878
Most popular year
1972
125 babies
Babies named Jenniffer each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Jenniffer from 1947 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0501001502001960198020002020

Boys and girls named Jenniffer, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1940s07100%
1950s0100100%
1960s0293100%
1970s01,040100%
1980s0833100%
1990s0408100%
2000s0173100%
2010s024100%
2020s00–
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20230–0–
20220–0–
20210–0–
20200–0–
20190–0–
20180–0–
20170–0–
20160–0–
20150–0–
20140–0–
20130–0–
20120–7#14,156
20110–9#11,615
20100–8#12,810
20090–10#11,018
20080–11#10,393
20070–13#9,240
20060–14#8,453
20050–14#8,085
20040–12#8,941
20030–14#7,755
20020–24#4,982
20010–29#4,257
20000–32#3,930
19990–37#3,397
19980–31#3,769
19970–39#3,062
19960–44#2,774
19950–44#2,751
19940–33#3,395
19930–47#2,612
19920–38#3,060
19910–42#2,804
19900–53#2,356
19890–60#2,084
19880–85#1,555
19870–71#1,708
19860–65#1,776
19850–102#1,314
19840–83#1,407
19830–95#1,288
19820–86#1,422
19810–97#1,308
19800–89#1,402
19790–104#1,239
19780–86#1,368
19770–89#1,304
19760–102#1,145
19750–119#1,013
19740–108#1,085
19730–122#974
19720–125#968
19710–108#1,108
19700–77#1,362
19690–58#1,567
19680–44#1,790
19670–26#2,396
19660–31#2,120
19650–30#2,174
19640–27#2,378
19630–22#2,650
19620–24#2,490
19610–20#2,785
19600–11#4,020
19590–12#3,698
19580–9#4,313
19570–11#3,796
19560–13#3,416
19550–0–
19540–13#3,227
19530–16#2,742
19520–11#3,452
19510–8#4,182
19500–7#4,504
19490–0–
19480–0–
19470–7#4,531

Highest rank

Jenniffer has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #968 in 1972. 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 Jenniffer

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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.