Jennifer

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Jennifer is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 1,476,028 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 1,471,191 as girls and 4,837 as boys. Jennifer gained popularity in the 1960s, peaked in 1972 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 552
2023 584
2022 630
2021 638
2020 712
2019 788
2018 921
2017 1,052
2016 1,168
2015 1,286
2014 1,527
2013 1,692
2012 1,932
2011 2,286
2010 2,628
2009 2,992
2008 3,812
2007 4,660
2006 5,285
2005 5,852
2004 6,568
2003 7,586
2002 8,567
2001 8,947
2000 9,422
1999 10,643
1998 10,718
1997 11,877
1996 11,764
1995 12,738
1994 14,045
1993 15,798
1992 17,877
1991 20,739
1990 22,323
1989 24,150
1988 28,007
1987 32,821
1986 36,352
1985 42,821
1984 50,767
1983 54,551
1982 57,301
1981 57,240
1980 58,589
1979 56,921
1978 56,521
1977 59,143
1976 59,672
1975 58,412
1974 63,291
1973 62,667
1972 63,792
1971 56,965
1970 46,269
1969 33,802
1968 26,917
1967 18,305
1966 18,267
1965 15,240
1964 12,990
1963 11,784
1962 11,001
1961 9,297
1960 7,255
1959 6,242
1958 5,894
1957 5,497
1956 4,718
1955 4,123
1954 3,976
1953 3,383
1952 3,532
1951 2,983
1950 2,810
1949 2,618
1948 1,882
1947 2,010
1946 1,739
1945 985
1944 684
1943 337
1942 198
1941 136
1940 102
1939 62
1938 51
1937 38
1936 42
1935 36
1934 41
1933 30
1932 25
1931 26
1930 17
1929 17
1928 7
1927 5
1926 9
1925 9
1924 11
1923 9
1922 7
1921 5
1920 7
1919 6