Trend of the Popularity of Jennifer as a Female Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 501 female babies that were named Jennifer in the US, which was 0.03% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Jennifer peaked as a female baby name in the US in 1980 with a count of 58,374 babies, which was 3.52% of the total female babies born in the US in 1980.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in the US that were named Jennifer, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in the US that were named Jennifer.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Jennifer in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Jennifer in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in the US who were named Jennifer from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Jennifer as a Female Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	58374	3.52
1981	57046	3.42
1982	57120	3.37
1983	54353	3.25
1984	50564	3.00
1985	42661	2.48
1986	36187	2.11
1987	32710	1.88
1988	27893	1.57
1989	24006	1.30
1990	22236	1.17
1991	20673	1.10
1992	17819	0.97
1993	15749	0.87
1994	14001	0.78
1995	12683	0.72
1996	11732	0.67
1997	11840	0.68
1998	10692	0.61
1999	10616	0.60
2000	9390	0.52
2001	8923	0.50
2002	8540	0.48
2003	7569	0.41
2004	6545	0.36
2005	5837	0.32
2006	5268	0.28
2007	4653	0.24
2008	3797	0.20
2009	2987	0.16
2010	2622	0.15
2011	2281	0.13
2012	1928	0.11
2013	1692	0.10
2014	1521	0.09
2015	1286	0.07
2016	1162	0.07
2017	1052	0.06
2018	921	0.05
2019	788	0.05
2020	713	0.04
2021	638	0.04
2022	630	0.04
2023	586	0.04
2024	556	0.03
2025	501	0.03