Jenifer

Boy · recorded 1964–1989

  • 1989last recorded
  • 1985best year

Most popular in 1985.

Last recorded in 1989. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Jenifer.

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Its story

Popularity since 1964

02319641970197719831989

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 4 recorded years as a table
Jenifer, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19643
19853
19873
19893

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Jenifer isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1989
6
Rank in 1989
#6,941
How rare
1 in 333,488 boys
Since 1964
22

Jenifer was last recorded in 1989. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1985, at 3 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Jenifer doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.