Jenniffer
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JEN-i-fer
- Origin
- Cornish
Jenniffer is a girls' name of Cornish origin, meaning “fair, white + smooth”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jenniffer mean?
Cornish: spelling of Jennifer, the Cornish form of Guinevere
“fair, white + smooth”
Jennifer began as the Cornish form of Guinevere, the name of King Arthur's queen in legend.
Is Jenniffer a girl's or a boy's name?
Jenniffer is a girls' name.
How popular is Jenniffer in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1972, with 125 girls. It first appears in the records in 1947.
Half of all the girls named Jenniffer in the US since 1880 were born between 1973 and 1988, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jenniffer in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 24 | #4,902 |
| 2001 | 29 | #4,205 |
| 2000 | 32 | #3,881 |
| 1999 | 37 | #3,371 |
| 1998 | 31 | #3,727 |
| 1997 | 39 | #3,033 |
| 1996 | 44 | #2,756 |
| 1995 | 44 | #2,730 |
| 1994 | 33 | #3,367 |
| 1993 | 47 | #2,595 |
| 1992 | 38 | #3,031 |
| 1991 | 42 | #2,784 |
| 1990 | 53 | #2,340 |
| 1989 | 60 | #2,067 |
| 1988 | 85 | #1,550 |
| 1987 | 71 | #1,698 |
| 1986 | 65 | #1,769 |
| 1985 | 102 | #1,310 |
| 1984 | 83 | #1,397 |
| 1983 | 95 | #1,283 |
| 1982 | 86 | #1,417 |
| 1981 | 97 | #1,304 |
| 1980 | 89 | #1,396 |
| 1979 | 104 | #1,238 |
| 1978 | 86 | #1,366 |
| 1977 | 89 | #1,303 |
| 1976 | 102 | #1,145 |
| 1975 | 119 | #1,012 |
| 1974 | 108 | #1,082 |
| 1973 | 122 | #973 |
| 1972 | 125 | #967 |
| 1971 | 108 | #1,103 |
| 1970 | 77 | #1,354 |
| 1969 | 58 | #1,561 |
| 1968 | 44 | #1,776 |
| 1967 | 26 | #2,376 |
| 1966 | 31 | #2,093 |
| 1965 | 30 | #2,154 |
| 1964 | 27 | #2,347 |
| 1963 | 22 | #2,618 |
| 1962 | 24 | #2,462 |
| 1961 | 20 | #2,751 |
| 1960 | 11 | #3,919 |
| 1959 | 12 | #3,618 |
| 1958 | 9 | #4,192 |
| 1957 | 11 | #3,695 |
| 1956 | 13 | #3,320 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 13 | #3,156 |
| 1953 | 16 | #2,698 |
| 1952 | 11 | #3,371 |
| 1951 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1950 | 7 | #4,313 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 7 | #4,343 |
Nicknames for Jenniffer
Names like Jenniffer
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amber, Jessica, Melissa, Jenna, Amanda, Heather, Kimberly, Christina, Samantha, Joanna, Jamie, Amy
Names related to Jenniffer
Jennifer, Jenifer, Jennyfer, Jeniffer, Jennafer, 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, “Jenniffer: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jenniffer, updated 20 October 2026.