Jeniffer
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JEN-i-fer
- Origin
- Cornish
Jeniffer is a girls' name of Cornish origin, meaning “fair, white”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jeniffer mean?
Cornish: spelling of Jennifer; Cornish form of Guinevere (Welsh Gwenhwyfar)
“fair, white”
The Cornish form of Guinevere, King Arthur's queen; it spread beyond Cornwall in the early 20th century.
Meaning borrowed from Jennifer. More on Wiktionary.
Is Jeniffer a girl's or a boy's name?
Jeniffer is a girls' name.
How popular is Jeniffer in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 118 girls. It first appears in the records in 1947.
Half of all the girls named Jeniffer in the US since 1880 were born between 1978 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jeniffer in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10,230 |
| 2012 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2011 | 16 | #7,432 |
| 2010 | 20 | #6,380 |
| 2009 | 35 | #4,268 |
| 2008 | 51 | #3,266 |
| 2007 | 44 | #3,652 |
| 2006 | 62 | #2,815 |
| 2005 | 68 | #2,520 |
| 2004 | 72 | #2,367 |
| 2003 | 78 | #2,200 |
| 2002 | 105 | #1,730 |
| 2001 | 76 | #2,147 |
| 2000 | 114 | #1,556 |
| 1999 | 118 | #1,459 |
| 1998 | 89 | #1,760 |
| 1997 | 102 | #1,572 |
| 1996 | 103 | #1,537 |
| 1995 | 86 | #1,698 |
| 1994 | 100 | #1,541 |
| 1993 | 87 | #1,704 |
| 1992 | 86 | #1,726 |
| 1991 | 109 | #1,449 |
| 1990 | 92 | #1,613 |
| 1989 | 79 | #1,713 |
| 1988 | 86 | #1,540 |
| 1987 | 86 | #1,497 |
| 1986 | 102 | #1,304 |
| 1985 | 87 | #1,438 |
| 1984 | 97 | #1,284 |
| 1983 | 100 | #1,252 |
| 1982 | 74 | #1,584 |
| 1981 | 71 | #1,632 |
| 1980 | 76 | #1,542 |
| 1979 | 89 | #1,377 |
| 1978 | 73 | #1,523 |
| 1977 | 89 | #1,303 |
| 1976 | 84 | #1,297 |
| 1975 | 85 | #1,301 |
| 1974 | 82 | #1,300 |
| 1973 | 77 | #1,312 |
| 1972 | 81 | #1,263 |
| 1971 | 64 | #1,534 |
| 1970 | 61 | #1,570 |
| 1969 | 35 | #2,134 |
| 1968 | 30 | #2,205 |
| 1967 | 23 | #2,558 |
| 1966 | 28 | #2,248 |
| 1965 | 22 | #2,604 |
| 1964 | 16 | #3,243 |
| 1963 | 23 | #2,542 |
| 1962 | 11 | #4,010 |
| 1961 | 14 | #3,459 |
| 1960 | 5 | #6,389 |
| 1959 | 11 | #3,826 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 5 | #5,751 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 5 | #5,293 |
Nicknames for Jeniffer
Names like Jeniffer
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jennifer, Amber, Jessica, Jenna, Samantha, Jasmine, Summer, Jordan, Joanna, Alyssa, Amanda, Melissa
Names related to Jeniffer
More Cornish names
Elowyn, Lowen, Elowen, Denzel, Merryn, Lowenna, Sennen, Elowynn, Morwenna, Demelza, Jennah, Senara, Merrin, Jena, Zennor, Kitto
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, “Jeniffer: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jeniffer, updated 20 October 2026.