Jennifer Name Popularity
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How popular is Jennifer?
In 2018 the somewhat popular name Jennifer, ranked the 345th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Jennifer has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.
Position 1, its highest popularity ranking, was reached for the first time in 1970 and as recently as 1984.
The greatest number of babies were given the name in 1972 with 63,603 occurrences.
In any year, the least number of babies named Jennifer was less than 5, most recently in 1918.
Jennifer, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1927-1934, and 1935-1972, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1980-2017.
Sometimes the name Jennifer has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.
The popularity trend for Jennifer has been spiralling downward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Jennifer for their newborn has dropped.
What does the future hold for the popularity of Jennifer?
Jennifer's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.
The name Jennifer is chosen by a number of parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.
Relative to what it once was, Jennifer is very rarely used as a given name.
for Percentages.| Jennifer (Girl) | Jennifer (Boy) | ||||
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| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 915 | 345 | < 5 | -- |
| 2017 | | 1,048 | 309 | < 5 | -- |
| 2016 | | 1,160 | 273 | 6 | 11,314 |
| 2015 | | 1,283 | 251 | < 5 | -- |
| 2014 | | 1,521 | 221 | 6 | 11,332 |
| 2013 | | 1,691 | 192 | < 5 | -- |
| 2012 | | 1,923 | 164 | 5 | 13,098 |
| 2011 | | 2,278 | 134 | 6 | 11,465 |
| 2010 | | 2,619 | 121 | 6 | 11,376 |
| 2009 | | 2,987 | 109 | 5 | 13,328 |
| 2008 | | 3,792 | 84 | 15 | 5,897 |
| 2007 | | 4,650 | 64 | 7 | 10,273 |
| 2006 | | 5,267 | 51 | 16 | 5,404 |
| 2005 | | 5,836 | 42 | 15 | 5,408 |
| 2004 | | 6,542 | 39 | 23 | 3,931 |
| 2003 | | 7,565 | 31 | 18 | 4,515 |
| 2002 | | 8,537 | 28 | 27 | 3,299 |
| 2001 | | 8,922 | 26 | 26 | 3,362 |
| 2000 | | 9,386 | 26 | 32 | 2,835 |
| 1999 | | 10,614 | 21 | 28 | 2,975 |
| 1998 | | 10,691 | 20 | 26 | 3,049 |
| 1997 | | 11,839 | 18 | 37 | 2,285 |
| 1996 | | 11,728 | 19 | 35 | 2,315 |
| 1995 | | 12,686 | 18 | 55 | 1,659 |
| 1994 | | 13,999 | 17 | 45 | 1,876 |
| 1993 | | 15,748 | 15 | 50 | 1,728 |
| 1992 | | 17,819 | 11 | 58 | 1,535 |
| 1991 | | 20,673 | 8 | 66 | 1,405 |
| 1990 | | 22,228 | 8 | 87 | 1,168 |
| 1989 | | 23,997 | 7 | 146 | 821 |
| 1988 | | 27,889 | 5 | 114 | 897 |
| 1987 | | 32,703 | 4 | 113 | 880 |
| 1986 | | 36,185 | 4 | 163 | 708 |
| 1985 | | 42,651 | 3 | 161 | 695 |
| 1984 | | 50,559 | 1 | 204 | 594 |
| 1983 | | 54,346 | 1 | 196 | 612 |
| 1982 | | 57,117 | 1 | 183 | 638 |
| 1981 | | 57,049 | 1 | 192 | 615 |
| 1980 | | 58,375 | 1 | 211 | 599 |
| 1979 | | 56,717 | 1 | 205 | 598 |
| 1978 | | 56,321 | 1 | 203 | 591 |
| 1977 | | 58,964 | 1 | 179 | 631 |
| 1976 | | 59,474 | 1 | 200 | 574 |
| 1975 | | 58,183 | 1 | 225 | 535 |
| 1974 | | 63,114 | 1 | 185 | 585 |
| 1973 | | 62,447 | 1 | 220 | 531 |
| 1972 | | 63,603 | 1 | 190 | 578 |
| 1971 | | 56,783 | 1 | 194 | 594 |
| 1970 | | 46,157 | 1 | 119 | 754 |
| 1969 | | 33,702 | 3 | 98 | 780 |
| 1968 | | 26,852 | 4 | 66 | 888 |
| 1967 | | 18,231 | 10 | 67 | 880 |
| 1966 | | 18,210 | 10 | 52 | 1,011 |
| 1965 | | 15,208 | 20 | 34 | 1,327 |
| 1964 | | 12,957 | 31 | 34 | 1,360 |
| 1963 | | 11,758 | 36 | 25 | 1,610 |
| 1962 | | 10,979 | 41 | 24 | 1,642 |
| 1961 | | 9,264 | 47 | 31 | 1,444 |
| 1960 | | 7,244 | 61 | 13 | 2,367 |
| 1959 | | 6,234 | 78 | 10 | 2,726 |
| 1958 | | 5,880 | 81 | 13 | 2,314 |
| 1957 | | 5,482 | 86 | 12 | 2,431 |
| 1956 | | 4,709 | 97 | 8 | 3,076 |
| 1955 | | 4,122 | 104 | < 5 | -- |
| 1954 | | 3,965 | 108 | 10 | 2,658 |
| 1953 | | 3,374 | 116 | 8 | 3,026 |
| 1952 | | 3,527 | 107 | 6 | 3,547 |
| 1951 | | 2,973 | 119 | 9 | 2,759 |
| 1950 | | 2,802 | 118 | 8 | 2,892 |
| 1949 | | 2,620 | 121 | < 5 | -- |
| 1948 | | 1,880 | 151 | < 5 | -- |
| 1947 | | 2,012 | 145 | < 5 | -- |
| 1946 | | 1,733 | 156 | 6 | 3,343 |
| 1945 | | 985 | 200 | < 5 | -- |
| 1944 | | 684 | 263 | < 5 | -- |
| 1943 | | 337 | 397 | < 5 | -- |
| 1942 | | 198 | 527 | < 5 | -- |
| 1941 | | 136 | 605 | < 5 | -- |
| 1940 | | 102 | 689 | < 5 | -- |
| 1939 | | 62 | 893 | < 5 | -- |
| 1938 | | 51 | 996 | < 5 | -- |
| 1937 | | 38 | 1,167 | < 5 | -- |
| 1936 | | 42 | 1,091 | < 5 | -- |
| 1935 | | 36 | 1,189 | < 5 | -- |
| 1934 | | 41 | 1,112 | < 5 | -- |
| 1933 | | 30 | 1,323 | < 5 | -- |
| 1932 | | 25 | 1,542 | < 5 | -- |
| 1931 | | 26 | 1,471 | < 5 | -- |
| 1930 | | 17 | 2,062 | < 5 | -- |
| 1929 | | 17 | 2,050 | < 5 | -- |
| 1928 | | 7 | 3,959 | < 5 | -- |
| 1927 | | 5 | 5,186 | < 5 | -- |
| 1926 | | 10 | 3,160 | < 5 | -- |
| 1925 | | 9 | 3,505 | < 5 | -- |
| 1924 | | 11 | 3,061 | < 5 | -- |
| 1923 | | 9 | 3,497 | < 5 | -- |
| 1922 | | 7 | 4,219 | < 5 | -- |
| 1921 | | 5 | 5,490 | < 5 | -- |
| 1920 | | 7 | 4,172 | < 5 | -- |
| 1919 | | 6 | 4,507 | < 5 | -- |
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| 1916 | | 5 | 4,765 | < 5 | -- |
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