Jennifer



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

Meanings

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).

Famous People: 1258 found on Wikipedia.
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