Jennifer remains a common girls' name (#586 in 2025), down from a peak of #1 in 1970.
Jennifer is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #586 for girl births in the United States (and #1,169 across all names), given to 501 babies. Jennifer was first reported in SSA data in 1919 and peaked in 1972 (63,600 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 501 | 501 | #586 | — |
| 2024 | 556 | 556 | #544 | — |
| 2023 | 586 | 586 | #520 | — |
| 2022 | 630 | 630 | #501 | — |
| 2021 | 638 | 638 | #494 | — |
| 2020 | 713 | 713 | #431 | — |
| 2019 | 788 | 788 | #391 | — |
| 2018 | 921 | 921 | #344 | — |
| 2017 | 1,052 | 1,052 | #309 | — |
| 2016 | 1,168 | 1,168 | #272 | #11,335 |
| 2015 | 1,286 | 1,286 | #251 | — |
| 2014 | 1,527 | 1,527 | #222 | #11,350 |
| 2013 | 1,692 | 1,692 | #192 | — |
| 2012 | 1,933 | 1,933 | #164 | #13,118 |
| 2011 | 2,287 | 2,292 | #134 | #11,475 |
| 2010 | 2,628 | 2,633 | #121 | #11,386 |
| 2009 | 2,992 | 3,003 | #110 | #13,341 |
| 2008 | 3,812 | 3,820 | #84 | #5,904 |
| 2007 | 4,660 | 4,673 | #64 | #10,278 |
| 2006 | 5,285 | 5,307 | #51 | #5,178 |
| 2005 | 5,852 | 5,875 | #42 | #5,413 |
| 2004 | 6,568 | 6,594 | #39 | #3,932 |
| 2003 | 7,587 | 7,624 | #31 | #4,516 |
| 2002 | 8,567 | 8,618 | #28 | #3,301 |
| 2001 | 8,949 | 9,029 | #26 | #3,363 |
| 2000 | 9,422 | 9,482 | #26 | #2,837 |
| 1999 | 10,644 | 10,738 | #21 | #2,976 |
| 1998 | 10,718 | 10,795 | #20 | #3,050 |
| 1997 | 11,877 | — | #18 | #2,286 |
| 1996 | 11,767 | — | #19 | #2,315 |
| 1995 | 12,738 | — | #18 | #1,659 |
| 1994 | 14,045 | — | #17 | #1,911 |
| 1993 | 15,799 | — | #15 | #1,728 |
| 1992 | 17,877 | — | #11 | #1,534 |
| 1991 | 20,739 | — | #8 | #1,405 |
| 1990 | 22,323 | — | #8 | #1,168 |
| 1989 | 24,152 | — | #7 | #821 |
| 1988 | 28,007 | — | #5 | #898 |
| 1987 | 32,823 | — | #4 | #882 |
| 1986 | 36,350 | — | #4 | #708 |
| 1985 | 42,822 | — | #3 | #694 |
| 1984 | 50,768 | — | #1 | #593 |
| 1983 | 54,549 | — | #1 | #612 |
| 1982 | 57,303 | — | #1 | #638 |
| 1981 | 57,238 | — | #1 | #615 |
| 1980 | 58,585 | — | #1 | #599 |
| 1979 | 56,917 | — | #1 | #597 |
| 1978 | 56,517 | — | #1 | #591 |
| 1977 | 59,143 | — | #1 | #630 |
| 1976 | 59,673 | — | #1 | #573 |
| 1975 | 58,415 | — | #1 | #534 |
| 1974 | 63,292 | — | #1 | #586 |
| 1973 | 62,668 | — | #1 | #530 |
| 1972 | 63,790 | — | #1 | #578 |
| 1971 | 56,965 | — | #1 | #593 |
| 1970 | 46,269 | — | #1 | #754 |
| 1969 | 33,803 | — | #3 | #779 |
| 1968 | 26,919 | — | #4 | #888 |
| 1967 | 18,303 | — | #10 | #881 |
| 1966 | 18,267 | — | #10 | #1,011 |
| 1965 | 15,241 | — | #20 | #1,326 |
| 1964 | 12,989 | — | #31 | #1,361 |
| 1963 | 11,782 | — | #36 | #1,607 |
| 1962 | 11,001 | — | #41 | #1,645 |
| 1961 | 9,296 | — | #47 | #1,450 |
| 1960 | 7,256 | — | #61 | #2,370 |
| 1959 | 6,243 | — | #78 | #2,726 |
| 1958 | 5,895 | — | #81 | #2,313 |
| 1957 | 5,495 | — | #87 | #2,430 |
| 1956 | 4,719 | — | #97 | #3,078 |
| 1955 | 4,123 | — | #104 | — |
| 1954 | 3,976 | — | #108 | #2,659 |
| 1953 | 3,383 | — | #116 | #3,029 |
| 1952 | 3,533 | — | #107 | #3,545 |
| 1951 | 2,982 | — | #119 | #2,760 |
| 1950 | 2,810 | — | #118 | #2,891 |
| 1949 | 2,618 | — | #121 | — |
| 1948 | 1,882 | — | #151 | — |
| 1947 | 2,010 | — | #145 | — |
| 1946 | 1,739 | — | #156 | #3,344 |
| 1945 | 985 | — | #200 | — |
| 1944 | 684 | — | #263 | — |
| 1943 | 337 | — | #397 | — |
| 1942 | 198 | — | #527 | — |
| 1941 | 136 | — | #605 | — |
| 1940 | 102 | — | #689 | — |
| 1939 | 62 | — | #893 | — |
| 1938 | 51 | — | #997 | — |
| 1937 | 38 | — | #1,167 | — |
| 1936 | 42 | — | #1,091 | — |
| 1935 | 36 | — | #1,190 | — |
| 1934 | 41 | — | #1,112 | — |
| 1933 | 30 | — | #1,323 | — |
| 1932 | 25 | — | #1,543 | — |
| 1931 | 26 | — | #1,472 | — |
| 1930 | 17 | — | #2,063 | — |
| 1929 | 17 | — | #2,050 | — |
| 1928 | 7 | — | #3,958 | — |
| 1927 | 5 | — | #5,186 | — |
| 1926 | 9 | — | #3,395 | — |
| 1925 | 9 | — | #3,506 | — |
| 1924 | 11 | — | #3,061 | — |
| 1923 | 9 | — | #3,496 | — |
| 1922 | 7 | — | #4,220 | — |
| 1921 | 5 | — | #5,491 | — |
| 1920 | 7 | — | #4,172 | — |
| 1919 | 6 | — | #4,507 | — |