as a First Name
Of Celtic (Arthurian) origin, a Cornish form of the name of King Arthur's unfaithful Guinevere. At the beginning of the 20th century, the name was merely a Cornish curiosity, but since then it has become enormously popular all over the English-speaking world, partly due to the influence of the film star Jennifer Jones (b. 1919 as Phyllis Isley). Another factor in its rise was probably Bernard Shaw's use of it for the character of Jennifer Dubedat in The Doctor's Dilemma (1905). See also Gaynor. More recent well-known bearers include the American tennis player Jennifer Capriati (b. 1976) and the British comedienne Jennifer Saunders (b. 1958).
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Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Millions
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 1,535,352
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- New Hampshire
- has the most people named Jennifer per capita
- 1974
- marked the height of its popularity
99.82%
0.18%
2%
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55+
64%
30-54
30-54
25%
13-29
13-29
9%
0-12
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