Meaning of the nameJenife
- Female
- Je-ni-fe
Jenife is a Brazilian female name whose spelling recalls Jenifer and Jennifer, with no documented meaning for this form.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 899 people named Jenife, the 8,895th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 15, and the largest group was born in the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Meaning
The meaning of Jenife is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 899
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,895
- Median age
- 15 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,282
- people
Jenife in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jenife, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (357 people).
883 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Jenife is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jenife in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 129 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 105 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 101 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 78 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 58 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 56 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 38 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 36 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 35 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 34 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 32 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 32 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 28 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 22 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 16 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jenife
Jenife is a spelling without the final -r of Jenifer, which Wiktionary lists as a female name in Portuguese and Behind the Name lists as a Portuguese variant of Jennifer, a Cornish form of the Welsh name Gwenhwyfar. The meaning of the base name is not defined with certainty, and the specific origin of Jenife is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 899 people named Jenife, with a median age of 15. The name is almost always female, and almost all of the people were born from the 1990s on. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Jenifer · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Behind the Name: Jennifer · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Jenife
What does the name Jenife mean?
The meaning of Jenife is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Jenife in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 899 people with the first name Jenife, which ranks it number 8,895 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Jenife a boy's or a girl's name?
Jenife is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 883 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jenife most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.001% of the state's population is named Jenife (105 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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