Jennifer has been given to about 1,476,540 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1972, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Jennifer ranks 586th among American girls in 2025, with 501 born that year. Its best year was 1972, when 63,790 babies were given the name, ranking 1st. The typical living American called Jennifer is about 47 years old today. It is relatively most common in Nevada, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.