Meaning of the nameJennifer
- Female
- Celtic origin
- English origin
- Jen-ni-fer
Jennifer is a spelling of the name Jenifer, which means “Cornish form of Gwenhwyfar, 'white phantom'”.
Meaning
“Cornish form of Gwenhwyfar, 'white phantom'”
Meaning of the name Jenifer, of which Jennifer is a spelling.
Source: Behind the Name: Guinevere
- People (2022)
- 39,762
- Rank in Brazil
- #670
- Median age
- 20 years
- 2010 Census
- 26,549
- people
Jennifer in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jennifer, 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 (16,084 people).
39,545 women 217 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 Jennifer is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jennifer in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.027%
- Distrito Federal 0.025%
- São Paulo 0.025%
- Roraima 0.025%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.024%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 10,954 | 0.025% |
| Minas Gerais | 4,547 | 0.022% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 3,858 | 0.024% |
| Paraná | 2,089 | 0.018% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 2,088 | 0.019% |
| Bahia | 2,057 | 0.015% |
| Pernambuco | 1,595 | 0.018% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,508 | 0.020% |
| Pará | 1,357 | 0.017% |
| Ceará | 1,302 | 0.015% |
| Goiás | 1,116 | 0.016% |
| Amazonas | 1,060 | 0.027% |
| Paraíba | 715 | 0.018% |
| Distrito Federal | 714 | 0.025% |
| Maranhão | 692 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 581 | 0.018% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 546 | 0.020% |
| Espírito Santo | 544 | 0.014% |
| Sergipe | 491 | 0.022% |
| Alagoas | 482 | 0.015% |
| Mato Grosso | 480 | 0.013% |
| Piauí | 297 | 0.009% |
| Rondônia | 169 | 0.011% |
| Amapá | 166 | 0.023% |
| Roraima | 156 | 0.025% |
| Tocantins | 115 | 0.008% |
| Acre | 83 | 0.010% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Jennifer
The English reference spelling, with nn and a single f.
About the name Jenifer
Jennifer comes from Cornish Gweniver and corresponds to Welsh Gwenhwyfar, the same name that gave Guinevere, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. Behind the Name explains Gwenhwyfar as 'white phantom', from Celtic roots linked to 'white' and to 'phantom, magical being'. Wiktionary records Jenifer, in Portuguese, with the forms Jennifer and Jennyfer. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 76,540 people named Jenifer, with a median age of 20, most of them born in the 1990s and 2000s; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. The variants differ by doubled n and f, by an h after the J, and by the y.
Other spellings of Jenifer
Sources
- Wiktionary: Jennifer · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Guinevere · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Jennifer · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Jenifer · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Jennifer
What does the name Jennifer mean?
Jennifer means “Cornish form of Gwenhwyfar, 'white phantom'”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Jenifer, of which Jennifer is a spelling.
How many people are named Jennifer in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 39,762 people with the first name Jennifer, which ranks it number 670 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Jennifer a boy's or a girl's name?
Jennifer is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 39,545 women and 217 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Jennifer?
Jennifer is a name of Celtic and English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Jennifer most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.027% of the state's population is named Jennifer (1,060 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Jennifer?
Jenifer, Jhenifer, Jeniffer, Jheniffer, Jhennifer and Jennyfer and others. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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