Jennifer is a moderately popular girls' name in United States, ranking #192 in 2013 with 1,692 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 1997 with 11,840 births ranking #18. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 85.6%. In 2013, approximately 1 in every 1,037 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.