Jennifer Garner
There are approximately 338 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 1,014,066 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 ancestry information.
Expected bearers
338
1 in 1,014,066
Named Jennifer
1.3M
Alive today
Named Garner
86K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 1.3M
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1972
Average age: 46
Estimated bearers: 86K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #442
Per 100K: 25.20
Top ancestry: White (71.7%)
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
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Garner surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Garner, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 71.7%.
- White71.7%
- Black or African American22.8%
- Hispanic or Latino2.3%
- Two or more races2.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5%
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).
The surname Garner appears at a rate of 25.20 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0252%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 338 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 338 people in the United States share the full name Jennifer Garner. That works out to about 1 in 1,014,066 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.3912%) with the surname frequency (25.20 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Jennifer Garner?
We classify Jennifer Garner as "Very Rare". About 1 in 1,014,066 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 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.