Jennifer Garner
There are approximately 321 people named Jennifer Garner living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,067,771 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Jennifer with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Garner. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
321
1 in 1,067,771
Named Jennifer
1.3M
Alive today
Named Garner
82K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 1.3M
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1972
Average age: 46
Top Census group: White (77.4%)
Estimated bearers: 82K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #449
Per 100K: 23.92
Top ancestry: White (68.7%)
First name trend
Jennifer: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Jennifer. The peak year was 1972 with 63,792 births. The average person named Jennifer today is 46 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jennifer
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Jennifer, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 77.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jennifer described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Jennifer at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White77.4% · 1,030,049
- Hispanic or Latino12.1% · 161,566
- Black or African American3.6% · 47,629
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.4% · 44,931
- Two or more races3.1% · 40,645
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 6,260
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Garner surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Garner, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 68.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Garner described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Garner at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White68.7% · 49,118
- Black or African American22.1% · 15,809
- Two or more races4.5% · 3,251
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 2,429
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 455
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 436
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Jennifer has a living-bearer frequency of 0.3912% of the US population, based on 1,340,714 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Jennifer right now.
The surname Garner appears at a rate of 23.92 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0239%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 321 people with the full name Jennifer Garner. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Jennifer Garner: questions and answers
How many people are named Jennifer Garner?
We estimate approximately 321 people in the United States share the full name Jennifer Garner. That works out to about 1 in 1,067,771 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.3912%) with the surname frequency (23.92 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Jennifer Garner?
We classify Jennifer Garner as "Very Rare". About 1 in 1,067,771 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Jennifer a male or female name?
Jennifer is predominantly female. Out of 1,476,028 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Jennifer profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people have the full name Jennifer Garner?
You can see how common the name Jennifer Garner is on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.