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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Gennifer

Gennifer was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 1887th; the most babies were born in 1982 (50). More babies were named Gennifer in the 1970s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
198250 babies
Total since 1880
1,166babies recorded

Gennifer popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#17,9225
2000#10,1709
1990#3,74328
1980#2,45039
1970#2,59728
1960#4,5699
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Gennifer, counting every spelling?

Gennifer has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Gennifer?

About 1,100 people born in the US named Gennifer are alive today, with a median age of 45; half are between 37 and 52. That makes Gennifer mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Gennifer by state

How common Gennifer was among girls born in each state in 1980–1984, around its peak. In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIL0.02Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesOH0.01Pennsylvania: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesPA0.02New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesCA0.03Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Gennifer, girls, 1980–1984. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Gennifer: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Gennifer, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Gennifer

How popular is the name Gennifer?

Gennifer was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 1887th; the most babies were born in 1982 (50). More babies were named Gennifer in the 1970s than in any other decade.

Is Gennifer a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,166 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Gennifer most popular?

In 1980–1984, Gennifer was most common in California (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and Illinois.