Name Legacy

Jannifer

Recorded 1944–2001 · United States

Jannifer was most popular in 1981, when 31 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,498 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 855 people named Jannifer.

Most popular in1981
Rank that year#4,498
Births that year31
Total since 1880855
Given to100% girls

Jannifer over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Jannifer’s peak in 1981. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jannifer a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jannifer is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 855 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.

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