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Jennifer
I had thought about Jennifer since my great-grandmother's name was Jennie, but is it too popular?Vote on my name list! http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/11318

This message was edited 3/13/2014, 7:34 PM

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Even though it was popular beyond belief at one time, it isn't now. I'm not sure popularity should be a concern in naming anyway. If you love a name, go for it.My stepdaughter is Jennifer. My brother's wife's sister had a Jennifer. In addition, Jennifer (or Jenifer in some cases) is the name many of my friends chose for their daughters. (My children were born in the late '70s/early '80s.)
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I don't care for it. It seems very dated to me. It was too recently trendy in the 1980s. Several friends had older sisters with that name. Jen isn't bad, but I don't care for the -ifer sound.
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Nope, not too popular at all. It's not the 80s anymore, so you're good.
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Jennifer isn't popular for the babies born today, but I believe it was the number one baby name for girls for like 2 decades in the States (1970s and 1980s). This makes the name feel dated. Most Jennifers are in their 40s, 30s or late 20s. I can't even count how many Jennifer/ Jenny/ Jenni/Jenns I knew growing up!
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Not at this time, but it has been too popular. Way, way, way too popular.Look up the word "popular" in the dictionary, and next to it, it'll say "Jennifer".
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With my student population- Hispanics in a small, rural school- Yes, it's still too popular. I had 3 different girls with my name out of a list with about 10 girls students on it. Nathan is as bad for the group- the third boy starts next year, and about a dozen male students I've worked with. It works, and the popularity isn't what it used to be. It's up to you if you want Jennifer or Genevieve, or Jenifry.
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I actually love the name Jenny :) It's a bit of a guilty pleasure!I don't see anything wrong with using Jennifer; given the fact that it is not popular among baby girls, she would probably be the only Jennifer in her class!I feel like I would really love the name Jennifer if it wasn't for its 70s/80s popularity; go for it!
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It's not popular among babies, but it's insanely popular on those born in the 70's, 80's and Early 90's. I knew a slew of Jennifer's growing up so it seems fairly boring to me.However it's not a terrible name in any way.
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I'd say more outdated then popular these days.What about Genevieve with the nn of Jennie?
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It doesn't seem to be popular for baby girls but its popularity in most other groups more than makes up for that. I never really liked the name, mainly because of the fer ending.
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It could be a really good middle name. I find Jennifer in the middle can really warm up combos. Yeah, it's a little bit dated, but if it's an honouring name and you like it our front, it's hardly the worst great-grandmotherly name to have!
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Jennifer screams 70s and 80s as a name and it is not so popular now.
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