Given name & surname
Jenifer
“one who is fair; a beautiful girl”
In English use, Jenifer is a variant of Jennifer. One Welsh interpretation is “one who is fair; a beautiful girl.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Jenifer is a variant of Jennifer. One Welsh interpretation is “one who is fair; a beautiful girl.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Jenifer is a variant of Jennifer. An origin associated with Jennifer is Celtic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1933. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jenifer through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 25,573
- 22 boys · 25,551 girls
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 923 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #7,282 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −14%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,282 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 14.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 923 in 1974. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 27,430 as a first name in 2020; 575 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jenifer’s family of names
In English usage, Jenifer has a related form in Jennifer. In Portuguese usage, Jenifer has a related form in Jennifer. In Portuguese usage, Jenifer has a related form in JENNYFER.
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Around the world
Jenifer has relatives in 4 languages.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Jenifer
- Jenifer LewisAmerican actressborn 1957
- Jenifer BreningGerman singerborn 1996
- India MartínezSpanish flamenco and pop singer (born 1985)
- Jenifer BenítezSpanish diverborn 1988
- Jenifer WidjajaBrazilian tennis player (1986-)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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