Jim
Last seen for girls in 1984 at #10,422 · #3,128 for boys in 2025, 38 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1882 · 396 births
- Debut · boys
- 345 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 51 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 153,122since 1880
Jim over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #3,128 | 38 | |
| 2024 | — | #4,433 | 23 | |
| 2023 | — | #4,002 | 27 | |
| 2022 | — | #3,412 | 34 | |
| 2021 | — | #3,180 | 37 | |
| 2020 | — | #2,925 | 40 | |
| 2019 | — | #3,052 | 39 | |
| 2018 | — | #2,994 | 39 | |
| 2017 | — | #3,123 | 37 | |
| 2016 | — | #2,783 | 43 | |
| 2015 | — | #2,809 | 42 | |
| 2014 | — | #2,154 | 63 | |
| 2013 | — | #2,182 | 60 | |
| 2012 | — | #2,238 | 58 | |
| 2011 | — | #2,145 | 61 | |
| 2010 | — | #2,100 | 64 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,183 | 61 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,719 | 88 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,830 | 79 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,536 | 97 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,535 | 92 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,394 | 102 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,348 | 101 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,191 | 117 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,265 | 105 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,152 | 120 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,215 | 104 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,068 | 123 | |
| 1997 | — | #997 | 129 | |
| 1996 | — | #874 | 157 | |
| 1995 | — | #861 | 158 | |
| 1994 | — | #807 | 171 | |
| 1993 | — | #817 | 167 | |
| 1992 | — | #740 | 195 | |
| 1991 | — | #751 | 184 | |
| 1990 | — | #685 | 219 | |
| 1989 | — | #708 | 193 | |
| 1988 | — | #644 | 215 | |
| 1987 | — | #583 | 241 | |
| 1986 | — | #597 | 222 | |
| 1985 | — | #607 | 207 | |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | #540 | 256 |
| 1983 | — | #502 | 279 | |
| 1982 | — | #482 | 313 | |
| 1981 | — | #466 | 319 | |
| 1980 | — | #486 | 302 | |
| 1979 | — | #414 | 369 | |
| 1978 | — | #410 | 359 | |
| 1977 | — | #390 | 408 | |
| 1976 | — | #373 | 420 | |
| 1975 | — | #372 | 439 | |
| 1974 | — | #325 | 541 | |
| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 | #302 | 585 |
| 1972 | — | #275 | 707 | |
| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 | #246 | 934 |
| 1970 | — | #204 | 1,259 | |
| 1969 | #4,418 | 11 | #190 | 1,427 |
| 1968 | #5,642 | 7 | #177 | 1,502 |
| 1967 | #4,053 | 11 | #151 | 1,806 |
| 1966 | #6,564 | 5 | #136 | 2,197 |
| 1965 | #4,494 | 9 | #116 | 2,772 |
| 1964 | #4,355 | 10 | #101 | 3,644 |
| 1963 | #5,296 | 7 | #92 | 4,237 |
| 1962 | #4,263 | 10 | #85 | 4,715 |
| 1961 | #4,239 | 10 | #78 | 5,352 |
| 1960 | #4,773 | 8 | #75 | 5,549 |
| 1959 | #4,300 | 9 | #70 | 5,688 |
| 1958 | #3,543 | 12 | #87 | 4,921 |
| 1957 | #4,536 | 8 | #106 | 3,543 |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #148 | 2,188 |
| 1955 | #4,740 | 7 | #167 | 1,699 |
| 1954 | #3,718 | 10 | #174 | 1,593 |
| 1953 | #4,595 | 7 | #172 | 1,535 |
| 1952 | — | #172 | 1,523 | |
| 1951 | #4,385 | 7 | #164 | 1,595 |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | #139 | 1,930 |
| 1949 | #4,673 | 6 | #108 | 2,725 |
| 1948 | #3,137 | 11 | #86 | 3,808 |
| 1947 | #2,898 | 13 | #77 | 4,640 |
| 1946 | #2,880 | 12 | #73 | 4,336 |
| 1945 | #2,598 | 12 | #68 | 3,625 |
| 1944 | #2,096 | 17 | #68 | 3,744 |
| 1943 | #2,558 | 13 | #75 | 3,682 |
| 1942 | #2,311 | 15 | #74 | 3,514 |
| 1941 | #3,252 | 8 | #80 | 2,843 |
| 1940 | #2,109 | 15 | #78 | 2,715 |
| 1939 | #2,038 | 16 | #75 | 2,636 |
| 1938 | #2,340 | 13 | #81 | 2,497 |
| 1937 | #3,146 | 8 | #82 | 2,347 |
| 1936 | #3,376 | 7 | #85 | 2,268 |
| 1935 | #2,095 | 15 | #90 | 2,244 |
| 1934 | #2,003 | 16 | #90 | 2,207 |
| 1933 | #2,275 | 13 | #98 | 1,875 |
| 1932 | #2,235 | 14 | #104 | 1,765 |
| 1931 | #2,105 | 15 | #116 | 1,520 |
| 1930 | #2,023 | 17 | #125 | 1,464 |
| 1929 | #1,766 | 21 | #132 | 1,290 |
| 1928 | #1,837 | 21 | #137 | 1,237 |
| 1927 | #1,935 | 20 | #136 | 1,293 |
| 1926 | #2,569 | 13 | #143 | 1,165 |
| 1925 | #2,617 | 13 | #147 | 1,124 |
| 1924 | #2,308 | 16 | #160 | 992 |
| 1923 | #2,366 | 15 | #167 | 867 |
| 1922 | #2,027 | 19 | #169 | 881 |
| 1921 | #2,509 | 14 | #165 | 879 |
| 1920 | #3,097 | 10 | #165 | 838 |
| 1919 | #2,156 | 16 | #157 | 848 |
| 1918 | #1,690 | 23 | #165 | 827 |
| 1917 | #2,204 | 15 | #163 | 774 |
| 1916 | #1,949 | 17 | #177 | 684 |
| 1915 | #1,672 | 20 | #170 | 668 |
| 1914 | #2,265 | 10 | #174 | 513 |
| 1913 | #2,164 | 9 | #154 | 473 |
| 1912 | #2,634 | 6 | #149 | 401 |
| 1911 | #1,792 | 8 | #134 | 245 |
| 1910 | #1,267 | 13 | #100 | 331 |
| 1909 | #1,607 | 8 | #105 | 259 |
| 1908 | #2,101 | 5 | #117 | 220 |
| 1907 | #2,061 | 5 | #90 | 281 |
| 1906 | — | #90 | 261 | |
| 1905 | #1,696 | 6 | #95 | 236 |
| 1904 | — | #85 | 266 | |
| 1903 | — | #83 | 257 | |
| 1902 | — | #77 | 300 | |
| 1901 | — | #81 | 239 | |
| 1900 | #1,319 | 9 | #68 | 399 |
| 1899 | #1,596 | 5 | #70 | 261 |
| 1898 | — | #77 | 269 | |
| 1897 | — | #75 | 252 | |
| 1896 | #1,122 | 9 | #71 | 281 |
| 1895 | #1,592 | 5 | #71 | 278 |
| 1894 | — | #70 | 287 | |
| 1893 | #1,277 | 6 | #74 | 255 |
| 1892 | #1,085 | 8 | #64 | 334 |
| 1891 | #1,213 | 6 | #63 | 288 |
| 1890 | #1,099 | 7 | #62 | 336 |
| 1889 | — | #58 | 328 | |
| 1888 | #1,276 | 5 | #56 | 362 |
| 1887 | — | #50 | 339 | |
| 1886 | — | #49 | 389 | |
| 1885 | — | #46 | 370 | |
| 1884 | — | #55 | 346 | |
| 1883 | — | #52 | 322 | |
| 1882 | — | #45 | 396 | |
| 1881 | — | #47 | 323 | |
| 1880 | — | #49 | 345 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Jim was already there! It came in at #49, and was given to 345 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2022–2024, when fewer than 35 boys a year got the name.
Where Jim is popular in 1981
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Montana#167 · 1 in 1,162
- Oklahoma#292 · 1 in 2,617
- Tennessee#293 · 1 in 2,943
- Washington#295 · 1 in 2,888
- Oregon#318 · 1 in 3,345
Best ever in a state: #16 in New Mexico, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | #167 | 5 | 1 in 1,162 |
| Oklahoma | #292 | 9 | 1 in 2,617 |
| Tennessee | #293 | 11 | 1 in 2,943 |
| Washington | #295 | 11 | 1 in 2,888 |
| Oregon | #318 | 6 | 1 in 3,345 |
| Mississippi | #323 | 8 | 1 in 2,406 |
| Texas | #335 | 55 | 1 in 2,504 |
| Wisconsin | #369 | 6 | 1 in 5,773 |
| Alabama | #374 | 7 | 1 in 3,761 |
| Utah | #377 | 5 | 1 in 3,803 |
| Indiana | #382 | 8 | 1 in 5,014 |
| Georgia | #384 | 11 | 1 in 3,660 |
| Louisiana | #398 | 11 | 1 in 3,333 |
| California | #401 | 53 | 1 in 3,790 |
| Arizona | #438 | 5 | 1 in 4,634 |
| Missouri | #469 | 5 | 1 in 7,324 |
| Virginia | #483 | 5 | 1 in 6,913 |
| Michigan | #484 | 8 | 1 in 8,202 |
| Florida | #510 | 11 | 1 in 5,723 |
| Illinois | #535 | 12 | 1 in 7,053 |
| Ohio | #676 | 5 | 1 in 16,128 |
| New York | #749 | 9 | 1 in 12,616 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 1,305 spots since 2024 (#4,433 → #3,128)
- 203 spots since 2020 (#2,925 → #3,128)
- 319 spots since 2015 (#2,809 → #3,128)
- Biggest jump: 42 spots in 1957 (#148 → #106)
- Biggest drop: 123 spots in 1997 (#874 → #997)
Rise & fade · boys
2 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1882 at #45 (396 births)
- Births halved by 1989, 107 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 51 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 51 yrs · run 1880–1907
- Top 1,000: 118 yrs · run 1880–1997
Share of babies · boys
1 in 285
- Highest: 1 in 285 boys born in 1886 were named Jim (0.35%)
- Latest: 1 in 44,949 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #45 in 1882, was only 1 in 287 (0.35%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1940s
- 23.3% of all boys named Jim (35,632) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,520 | #45 (1882) | #51 |
| 1890s | 2,841 | #62 (1890) | #70 |
| 1900s | 2,718 | #68 (1900) | #89 |
| 1910s | 5,764 | #100 (1910) | #154 |
| 1920s | 10,566 | #132 (1929) | #152 |
| 1930s | 20,823 | #75 (1939) | #95 |
| 1940s | 35,632 | #68 (1944) | #79 |
| 1950s | 26,215 | #70 (1959) | #140 |
| 1960s | 33,201 | #75 (1960) | #120 |
| 1970s | 6,021 | #204 (1970) | #331 |
| 1980s | 2,547 | #466 (1981) | #562 |
| 1990s | 1,607 | #685 (1990) | #882 |
| 2000s | 962 | #1,152 (2000) | #1,515 |
| 2010s | 506 | #2,100 (2010) | #2,558 |
| 2020s | 199 | #2,925 (2020) | #3,513 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Jim in 1981
boys
#466
319 births · 1 in 5,615 boys
Top boys' names in 1981
More about 1981
boys
1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 5,615 of them was named Jim, which outranked 93.6% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Jim
Biggest movers since 1980
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.