Jennifer is a moderately popular girls' name in England & Wales, ranking #457 in 2022 with 92 recorded births. This places Jennifer in the top 6% of ranked UK girls' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Moderately Popular. The name reached its all-time peak in 1996 with 1,200 births ranking #54. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 92.3%. In 2022, approximately 1 in every 2,864 girls born was named Jennifer. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.
Jennifer is a familiar classic often linked with white wave or fair imagery. It feels grounded, friendly, and historically richer than its modern ubiquity once suggested.
The name dominated an era of English-speaking naming and became so common that its deeper Cornish roots are often forgotten. Its return may come in time through vintage-cycle nostalgia.