I guess the extreme popularity of Jennifer in the U.S. over such a long period of time is the the reason this name is even quite widespread over here in Austria. In fact, the name is kind of a social stigma, since mostly people from less-educated backgrounds started naming their girls Jennifer in the late 70s, along with Kevin for the boys.
So these days Jennifer and Kevin pretty much represent a prole stereotype, which is unfortunate for those carrying the names. I even read somewhere that according to studies, these two names correlate with lower chances of improving ones social stratum.
