Girls name
Jennifer
Jennifer is a girls' name given to 1,470,418 girls in the United States since 1932, peaking in 1972 with 63,600 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of #1 among girls names in California in 1970.
Which states favor Jennifer
Jennifer by state
Top states by all-time births named Jennifer. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 175,689 | #446 (2025) |
| 2 | New York | 112,121 | #538 (2025) |
| 3 | Texas | 99,824 | #563 (2025) |
| 4 | Illinois | 77,170 | #585 (2025) |
| 5 | Ohio | 75,085 | #546 (2025) |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 72,947 | #497 (2025) |
| 7 | Michigan | 60,487 | #615 (2025) |
| 8 | Florida | 54,732 | #561 (2025) |
| 9 | New Jersey | 47,579 | #801 (2025) |
| 10 | Massachusetts | 40,927 | #656 (2025) |
| 11 | Indiana | 38,696 | #400 (2025) |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 34,305 | #495 (2025) |
| 13 | Georgia | 34,046 | #1133 (2025) |
| 14 | North Carolina | 33,556 | #565 (2025) |
| 15 | Virginia | 31,991 | #800 (2025) |
| 16 | Missouri | 30,995 | #681 (2025) |
| 17 | Minnesota | 30,061 | #569 (2025) |
| 18 | Washington | 26,539 | #490 (2025) |
| 19 | Tennessee | 26,229 | #939 (2025) |
| 20 | Maryland | 24,135 | #901 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).