EveryBabyNames

Jennifer

4 countries#586 in United States, 2025
US
#586
in United States, 2025
FR
#1467
in France, 2022
SCOT
15,389
total births, Scotland
NI
334
total births, Northern Ireland
Total births recorded
1,557,795
Peak year (United States)
1972
Peak-year count
63,790
First recorded
1919

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Jennifer was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

1,476,540 births recorded 1919–2025 · currently #586 · peaked in 1972 with 63,790 births

Most common in: California, New York, Texas, Illinois, Ohio

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

65,532 births recorded 1950–2022 · currently #1467 · peaked in 1985 with 6,336 births

Most common in: Nord, Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis, Seine-Maritime, Bouches-du-Rhône

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

15,389 births recorded 1974–2024 · peaked in 1984 with 850 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

334 births recorded 1997–2022 · peaked in 1997 with 44 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Jennifer’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#51
2007#64↓13
2008#84↓20
2009#110↓26
2010#121↓11
2011#134↓13
2012#164↓30
2013#192↓28
2014#222↓30
2015#251↓29
2016#272↓21
2017#309↓37
2018#344↓35
2019#390↓46
2020#431↓41
2021#493↓62
2022#501↓8
2023#520↓19
2024#544↓24
2025#586↓42

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