Gennifer
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JEN-ih-fer
- Origin
- Cornish
Gennifer is a girls' name of Cornish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Gennifer mean?
Cornish: variant of Jennifer, Cornish form of Gwenhwyfar
A variant of Jennifer, the Cornish form of Guinevere, whose Welsh name Gwenhwyfar begins with gwen, meaning fair or white.
Is Gennifer a girl's or a boy's name?
Gennifer is a girls' name.
How popular is Gennifer in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1982, with 50 girls. It first appears in the records in 1957.
Half of all the girls named Gennifer in the US since 1880 were born between 1974 and 1989, the years shaded on the chart below.
Gennifer in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6,317 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
| 1997 | 17 | #5,622 |
| 1996 | 17 | #5,526 |
| 1995 | 20 | #4,841 |
| 1994 | 30 | #3,610 |
| 1993 | 26 | #3,982 |
| 1992 | 39 | #2,969 |
| 1991 | 18 | #5,175 |
| 1990 | 28 | #3,709 |
| 1989 | 23 | #4,115 |
| 1988 | 27 | #3,478 |
| 1987 | 31 | #3,028 |
| 1986 | 22 | #3,755 |
| 1985 | 28 | #3,169 |
| 1984 | 48 | #2,080 |
| 1983 | 50 | #2,021 |
| 1982 | 50 | #2,050 |
| 1981 | 46 | #2,195 |
| 1980 | 39 | #2,440 |
| 1979 | 44 | #2,218 |
| 1978 | 40 | #2,269 |
| 1977 | 28 | #2,837 |
| 1976 | 48 | #1,883 |
| 1975 | 42 | #2,060 |
| 1974 | 36 | #2,213 |
| 1973 | 44 | #1,885 |
| 1972 | 44 | #1,890 |
| 1971 | 40 | #2,064 |
| 1970 | 28 | #2,577 |
| 1969 | 28 | #2,454 |
| 1968 | 19 | #2,969 |
| 1967 | 7 | #5,456 |
| 1966 | 22 | #2,585 |
| 1965 | 13 | #3,548 |
| 1964 | 7 | #5,473 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 8 | #4,864 |
| 1961 | 6 | #5,850 |
| 1960 | 9 | #4,436 |
| 1959 | 5 | #6,244 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
Nicknames for Gennifer
Names like Gennifer
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jennifer Amber Amanda Melissa Heather Jessica Christina Brittany Samantha Rebecca Amy Ashley
More Cornish names
Elowyn Lowen Elowen Jenna Denzel Merryn Lowenna Sennen Elowynn Morwenna Demelza Jennah Senara Merrin Jena Zennor
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Gennifer: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gennifer, updated 20 October 2026.