Jenyfer
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JEN-i-fer
- Origin
- Cornish
Jenyfer is a girls' name of Cornish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jenyfer mean?
Cornish: spelling of Jennyfer; creative spelling of Jennifer
Jennifer began as a Cornish form of Guinevere, the name of King Arthur's queen.
Meaning borrowed from Jennyfer.
Is Jenyfer a girl's or a boy's name?
Jenyfer is a girls' name.
How popular is Jenyfer in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the girls named Jenyfer in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jenyfer in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 10 | #7,980 |
| 1990 | 7 | #10,187 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
Nicknames for Jenyfer
Names like Jenyfer
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Julia, Jennifer, Sophia, Mariah, Hunter, Johanna, Madison, Savannah, Josie, Chandler, Caroline, Julissa
Names related to Jenyfer
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, “Jenyfer: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jenyfer, updated 20 October 2026.