Jennafer
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JEN-uh-fer
- Origin
- Cornish
Jennafer is a girls' name of Cornish origin, meaning “white phantom”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jennafer mean?
Cornish: respelling of Jennifer, the Cornish form of Guinevere
“white phantom”
A respelling of Jennifer, the Cornish form of Guinevere, the name of King Arthur's queen.
Is Jennafer a girl's or a boy's name?
Jennafer is a girls' name.
How popular is Jennafer in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1985, with 81 girls. It first appears in the records in 1964.
Half of all the girls named Jennafer in the US since 1880 were born between 1983 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jennafer in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 19 | #6,050 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8,274 |
| 2001 | 25 | #4,683 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 23 | #4,713 |
| 1998 | 33 | #3,570 |
| 1997 | 25 | #4,236 |
| 1996 | 32 | #3,500 |
| 1995 | 19 | #5,014 |
| 1994 | 41 | #2,872 |
| 1993 | 35 | #3,216 |
| 1992 | 54 | #2,381 |
| 1991 | 38 | #2,983 |
| 1990 | 32 | #3,359 |
| 1989 | 39 | #2,804 |
| 1988 | 43 | #2,484 |
| 1987 | 57 | #1,961 |
| 1986 | 71 | #1,656 |
| 1985 | 81 | #1,504 |
| 1984 | 66 | #1,657 |
| 1983 | 32 | #2,720 |
| 1982 | 21 | #3,779 |
| 1981 | 19 | #4,004 |
| 1980 | 23 | #3,506 |
| 1979 | 20 | #3,776 |
| 1978 | 16 | #4,242 |
| 1977 | 13 | #4,941 |
| 1976 | 19 | #3,539 |
| 1975 | 16 | #3,948 |
| 1974 | 15 | #4,040 |
| 1973 | 18 | #3,480 |
| 1972 | 18 | #3,404 |
| 1971 | 8 | #6,004 |
| 1970 | 9 | #5,412 |
| 1969 | 11 | #4,417 |
| 1968 | 7 | #5,641 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #6,766 |
Nicknames for Jennafer
Names like Jennafer
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amber, Jessica, Amanda, Jenna, Summer, Samantha, Joanna, Jasmine, Jordan, Emily, Marisol, Melissa
Names related to Jennafer
Jennifer, Jenifer, Jennyfer, Jeniffer, Jenniffer, Jennefer, Jennipher, Jenyfer
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, “Jennafer: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jennafer, updated 20 October 2026.