Name Legacy

Gennifer

Recorded 1957–2010 · United States

Gennifer was most popular in 1982, when 50 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,224 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,166 people named Gennifer.

Most popular in1982
Rank that year#3,224
Births that year50
Total since 18801,166
Given to100% girls

Gennifer over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Gennifer’s peak in 1982. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Gennifer a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Gennifer is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,166 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Gennifer

Where Gennifer is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org