Gender:
Origin:
Cornish,
Europe
1258 famous people named Jennifer found on Wikipedia.
1467206 female, 4838 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
345-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
1st in year 1984
Used in: Dutch, English, German, Spanish, Swedish
A female given name, form of Guinevere.
Jennifer is a feminine given name, a Cornish form of Guinevere/Gwenhwyfar adopted into the English language during the 20th century.
"Jennifer" may mean "white enchantress" or "the fair one" (from Proto-Celtic *Windo-seibrā "white phantom"). A Cornish form, it is cognate with the Welsh form Gwenhwyfar and with the Old Irish Findabair. Despite the name's similarity to the Old English words "jenefer", "genefer" and "jinifer", all of which were variants of Juniper used to describe the juniper tree, there is no evidence that it comes from these.
A common first name for females in English-speaking countries during the 20th century, the name Jennifer has been in use since the 18th century. Before 1906, the name was fairly uncommon, but it gained some recognition after George Bernard Shaw used it for the main female character in The Doctor's Dilemma. However, United Kingdom government statistics (covering England and Wales) only show the name first entering the top 100 most commonly used names for baby girls in 1934 – 28 years after the play was first staged, but it thereafter rose in popularity somewhat, peaking at No. 11 in 1984. Jennifer remained in the top 100 in England and Wales until 2005. It was ranked No. 166 in 2009.
In the United States, the name Jennifer first entered the annual government-derived list of the 1,000 most commonly used names for newborn baby girls in 1938, when it ranked at No. 987. Thereafter, the name steadily gained popularity, entering the top 100 most commonly given girls names in 1956 and breaking through into the top 10 in 1966. It gained even more popularity in the 1970s—Jennifer was the single most popular name for newborn American girls every single year from 1970 to 1984 (until 1985 in Delaware, Illinois and Massachusetts), inclusive. It dropped out of the top 10 in the United States in 1992 and out of the top 100 in 2009.
Fem. proper name, from Welsh Gwenhwyvar, from gwen "fair, white" + (g)wyf "smooth, yielding." The most popular name for girls born in America 1970-1984; all but unknown there before 1938. Also attested as a surname from late 13c.
Cornish variation of Guinevere, anglicized form of the old Welsh name Gwenhwyfar, from gwen. Combine of gwen (white, fair) and hwyfar (smooth, soft, yielding).
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer Aniston | 1969 | Television and film actress from the United States |
| 2 | Jennifer Lawrence | 1990 | American actress |
| 3 | Jennifer Garner | 1972 | Actress |
| 4 | Jennifer Connelly | 1970 | American actress |
| 5 | Jennifer Love Hewitt | 1979 | American actress and singer-songwriter |
| 6 | Jennifer Jason Leigh | 1962 | American actress |
| 7 | Jennifer Winget | 1985 | Indian film and television actress |
| 8 | Jennifer Morrison | 1979 | American actress, model, film producer |
| 9 | Jennifer Hudson | 1981 | Singer–songwriter, actress, spokesperson |
| 10 | Jennifer Grey | 1960 | American actress |
| 11 | Jennifer Esposito | 1973 | American actress |
| 12 | Jennifer Coolidge | 1961 | American actress and comedian |
| 13 | Jennifer Carpenter | 1970 | American actress |
| 14 | Jennifer Beals | 1963 | American actress and a former teen model |
| 15 | Jennifer Tilly | 1958 | Actress |
| 16 | Jennifer Syme | 1972 | Actress, Production assistant |
| 17 | Jennifer Flavin | 1968 | American model |
| 18 | Jennifer Saunders | 1958 | English comedienne, screenwriter, actress and teacher |
| 19 | Jennifer Ehle | 1969 | American actress |
| 20 | Jennifer Nettles | 1974 | American singer |
| 21 | Jennifer Grant | 1966 | American actress |
| 22 | Jennifer Westfeldt | 1970 | Actress, screenwriter |
| 23 | Jennifer Hale | 1972 | American actress |
| 24 | Jennifer Lien | 1974 | American actress |
| 25 | Jennifer Meyer | 1977 | American jewelry designer |
| 26 | Jennifer Jareau | ||
| 27 | Jennifer Freeman | 1985 | American actress |
| 28 | Jennifer Kendal | 1933 | Indian actress |
| 29 | Jennifer Taylor | 1972 | American actress |
| 30 | Jennifer Schwalbach Smith | 1971 | American actress |
| 31 | Jennifer Capriati | 1976 | US tennis player |
| 32 | Jennifer O'Neill | 1948 | American actress and model |
| 33 | Jennifer Granholm | 1959 | Governor of Michigan |
| 34 | Jennifer Worth | 1935 | British nurse and musician |
| 35 | Jennifer Finnigan | 1979 | Canadian actress |
| 36 | Jennifer Ellison | 1983 | English actress, model and singer |
| 37 | Jennifer Bricker | 1987 | American gymnast |
| 38 | Jennifer Holliday | 1960 | American actress and singer |
| 39 | Jennifer Warnes | 1947 | American singer |
| 40 | Jennifer Gibney | 1964 | Irish television actor |
| 41 | Jennifer Tisdale | 1981 | American actress |
| 42 | Jennifer Welter | 1977 | American football player |
| 43 | Jennifer Hawkins | 1983 | Australian beauty queen, model and television presenter |
| 44 | Jennifer Ketcham | 1983 | American pornographic actress |
| 45 | Jennifer Weist | 1986 | German singer |
| 46 | Jennifer Metcalfe | 1983 | English actress |
| 47 | Jennifer Lynch | 1968 | American film director and screenwriter |
| 48 | Jennifer Rush | 1960 | American pop singer |
| 49 | Jennifer Todd | 1969 | American film producer |
| 50 | Jennifer Widerstrom | 1982 | American personal trainer |
| 51 | Jennifer Landon | 1983 | American actress |
| 52 | Jennifer Ayache | 1983 | French singer |
| 53 | Jennifer Lee | 1971 | American motion picture writer and director. |
| 54 | Jennifer Finney Boylan | 1958 | Author |
| 55 | Jennifer Blanc | 1974 | American actress |
| 56 | Jennifer Siebel | 1974 | American actress |
| 57 | Jennifer Crystal Foley | 1973 | American actress |
| 58 | Jennifer Mistry Bansiwal | 1978 | Actress |
| 59 | Jennifer Melfi | ||
| 60 | Jennifer Ashton | 1969 | Physician/author/television medical contributor |
| 61 | Jennifer Palmieri | 1966 | American presidential advisor |
| 62 | Jennifer Knäble | 1980 | German television presenter |
| 63 | Jennifer Doudna | 1964 | American biochemist |
| 64 | Jennifer Jones | 1974 | Canadian curler |
| 65 | Jennifer Aspen | 1973 | American actress |
| 66 | Jennifer DeLonge | Entrepreneur | |
| 67 | Jennifer Runyon | 1960 | American actress |
| 68 | Jennifer Savidge | 1952 | American actress |
| 69 | Jennifer Paterson | 1928 | British chef |
| 70 | Jennifer Griffin | 1969 | American journalist |
| 71 | Jennifer Robertson | Canadian actress | |
| 72 | Jennifer Åkerman | 1989 | |
| 73 | Jennifer Paige | 1973 | American singer-songwriter |
| 74 | Jennifer Kessy | 1977 | American beach volleyball player |
| 75 | Jennifer Ferrin | 1979 | American actress |
| 76 | Jennifer Konner | 1971 | |
| 77 | Jennifer Elise Cox | 1969 | American actress |
| 78 | Jennifer Sky | 1976 | Actress |
| 79 | Jennifer Kent | 2000 | Australian actor, writer and director |
| 80 | Jennifer Salt | 1944 | American actress, writer and producer |
| 81 | Jennifer Howard | 1925 | American actress |
| 82 | Jennifer 8. Lee | 1976 | Chinese-American journalist |
| 83 | Jennifer Horton | ||
| 84 | Jennifer Armentrout | 1980 | Author |
| 85 | Jennifer Weiner | 1970 | American writer |
| 86 | Jennifer Rubin | American columnist | |
| 87 | Jennifer Lash | 1938 | British artist |
| 88 | Jennifer Simpson | 1986 | American middle-distance runner and steeplechaser |
| 89 | Jennifer Irwin | 1968 | Canadian actress |
| 90 | Jennifer Yuh Nelson | 1972 | American film director |
| 91 | Jennifer Leak | 1950 | Actress |
| 92 | Jennifer Murphy | 1979 | American beauty pageant queen, reality television contestant and business woman |
| 93 | Jennifer Abel | 1991 | Diver |
| 94 | Jennifer Kotwal | 1983 | Actor, Model |
| 95 | Jennifer Harman | 1964 | American poker player |
| 96 | Jennifer Ringley | 1976 | American internet personality |
| 97 | Jennifer Batten | 1957 | American musician |
| 98 | Jennifer Roberts | ||
| 99 | Jennifer Berman | American urologist and television host | |
| 100 | Jennifer Warren | 1941 | American actress, director, teacher |
| 101 | Jennifer Knapp | 1974 | American Christian musician |
| 102 | Jennifer Egan | 1962 | Novelist, short story writer |
| 103 | Jennifer Valentyne | 1967 | Canadian cheerleader |
| 104 | Jennifer Gale | 1960 | American politician |
| 105 | Jennifer Cody | 1969 | American actress and dancer |
| 106 | Jennifer Teege | 1973 | German writer |
| 107 | Jennifer Welles | 1933 | American pornographic actor and actor |
| 108 | Jennifer Pan | 1986 | |
| 109 | Jennifer Miller | 1961 | American feminist |
| 110 | Jennifer Hetrick | 1958 | American actress |
| 111 | Jennifer Caron Hall | 1958 | British artist |
| 112 | Jennifer Nicole Lee | 1975 | American model and actress |
| 113 | Jennifer Holmes | 1955 | American actress |
| 114 | Jennifer Laura Thompson | 1969 | American actor-singer |
| 115 | Jennifer Pena | 1983 | Singer |
| 116 | Jennifer Walcott | 1977 | American model |
| 117 | Jennifer Veal | 1991 | English actress |
| 118 | Jennifer Fichter | 1984 | |
| 119 | Jennifer Paz | 1974 | Filipino actress |
| 120 | Jennifer Walden | 1971 | American physician |
| 121 | Jennifer Spence | 1977 | Canadian actress |
| 122 | Jennifer Edwards | 1957 | American actress |
| 123 | Jennifer Finch | 1966 | American musician |
| 124 | Jennifer Damiano | 1991 | Actress, Singer |
| 125 | Jennifer Tse | 1982 | Actress and Model |
| 126 | Jennifer James | 1977 | British actress |
| 127 | Jennifer Kale | ||
| 128 | Jennifer Lyon | 1972 | American reality show participant |
| 129 | Jennifer Decker | 1982 | French actress |
| 130 | Jennifer Taylor-Clarke | ||
| 131 | Jennifer O'Dell | 1974 | American actress |
| 132 | Jennifer Shahade | 1980 | Chess player |
| 133 | Jennifer Lim | 1980 | British actress |
| 134 | Jennifer N. Pritzker | 1950 | American billionaire |
| 135 | Jennifer Maguire | 1980 | Irish television presenter |
| 136 | Jennifer Keller | Stargate | |
| 137 | Jennifer Campbell | 1967 | American actress |
| 138 | Jennifer Westhoven | 1971 | American journalist |
| 139 | Jennifer Brady | 1995 | American tennis player |
| 140 | Jennifer Darling | 1946 | American actress (born 1946) |
| 141 | Jennifer Celotta | 1971 | American television producer and writer |
| 142 | Jennifer Hedger | 1975 | Canadian journalist |
| 143 | Jennifer Dale | 1956 | Canadian actress |
| 144 | Jennifer Gareis | 1972 | American actress |
| 145 | Jennifer Rhodes | 1947 | American actress |
| 146 | Jennifer Stewart | 1968 | American pornographic actor |
| 147 | Jennifer Cooke | 1964 | American actress |
| 148 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | 1973 | American stock car racing driver |
| 149 | Jennifer Parker | Fictional character from the American sci-fi film trilogy Back to the Future | |
| 150 | Jennifer Hennessy | 1970 | British actress |
| 151 | Jennifer Byrne | 1955 | Australian journalist |
| 152 | Jennifer Newrkla | 1984 | Austrian actress |
| 153 | Jennifer Arnelita | 1984 | Indonesian actress |
| 154 | Jennifer Rowe | 1948 | Australian fiction writer, for children as Rodda (pseudonym), mystery for adults as Rowe (real name) |
| 155 | Jennifer Gimenez | American model and actress | |
| 156 | Jennifer Billingsley | 1942 | American actress |
| 157 | Nancy Jennifer | ||
| 158 | Jennifer Lacy | 1983 | American basketball player |
| 159 | Jennifer Dundas | 1971 | Actress |
| 160 | Jennifer Keyte | 1960 | Australian television presenter |
| 161 | Jennifer Burke | Canadian journalist | |
| 162 | Jennifer Lopez | American meteorologist | |
| 163 | Jennifer Azzi | 1968 | Basketball player |
| 164 | Jennifer Charles | 1968 | American musician |
| 165 | Jennifer Rizzotti | 1974 | Basketball player and coach |
| 166 | Jennifer DiNoia | American singer, dancer and actress | |
| 167 | Jennifer Blake | 1983 | Canadian professional wrestler |
| 168 | Jennifer Pharr Davis | 1983 | American hiker |
| 169 | Jennifer Maia | 1988 | Brazilian martial artist |
| 170 | Jennifer Higdon | 1962 | American composer |
| 171 | Jennifer de Jong | 1976 | Dutch actress |
| 172 | Jennifer Jackson | 1945 | American model |
| 173 | Jennifer Robinson | Australian lawyer | |
| 174 | Jennifer Berry | 1983 | American beauty pageant contestant |
| 175 | Jennifer O'Connor | 1973 | American musician |
| 176 | Jennifer Hutt | 1970 | American television host |
| 177 | Jennifer Arroyo | 1975 | American musician |
| 178 | Jennifer Herrema | 1972 | American musician |
| 179 | Jennifer Hall | 1977 | American actress |
| 180 | Jennifer Stone | 1981 | Czech pornographic actress |
| 181 | Jennifer Donnelly | 1963 | American writer |
| 182 | Jennifer Hyman | American entrepreneur | |
| 183 | Jennifer Pressman | 1972 | American journalist |
| 184 | Jennifer Abshire | 1977 | |
| 185 | Jennifer Gatti | 1968 | American actress |
| 186 | Jennifer Lafleur | 1979 | American actor |
| 187 | Jennifer Jayne | 1931 | English actress |
| 188 | Jennifer Bransford | 1968 | American actress |
| 189 | Jennifer Pahlka | 1969 | American businesswoman; founder and Executive Director of Code for America |
| 190 | Jennifer Guinness | 1937 | |
| 191 | Jennifer Servo | 1979 | American journalist |
| 192 | Jennifer Guthrie | 1969 | American actress |
| 193 | Jennifer Ulrich | 1984 | German actress |
| 194 | Nanditha Jennifer | Indian actress | |
| 195 | Jennifer Ward-Lealand | 1962 | New Zealand actress |
| 196 | Jennifer Allen | Author, commentator | |
| 197 | Jennifer Hollett | 1975 | Canadian television personality and activist |
| 198 | Jennifer Cella | ||
| 199 | Jennifer Barnhart | 1972 | American actress |
| 200 | Jennifer Ouellette | 1964 | Science writer |