Jenifer comes from the Cornish / Welsh tradition, meaning White enchantress, fair one.
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How popular is Jenifer?
1974peak year
Today, Jenifer is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #6377), with only about 20 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1974, 923 babies were given the name (ranked #278 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1970s. Jenifer has been declining in recent years. In all, around 25,558 babies have been registered as Jenifer since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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