Jimmie

#14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births · #3,658 for boys in 2025, 30 births
Given to boys 83.0% of the time

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Peak · boys
1934 · 2,837 births
Debut · boys
24 births
In top 100 · boys
17 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
112,267
since 1880

Jimmie over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201927peak #254, 1934peak #68, 1934girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#14,9425#3,65830
2024—#3,39434
2023#13,4626#2,73747
2022—#3,10039
2021#11,1468#2,46454
2020#13,4536#2,11366
2019#12,4487#2,55651
2018#15,6825#2,44553
2017#14,1246#1,97772
2016—#2,04769
2015#10,8669#2,00172
2014#16,5135#1,84480
2013—#1,62494
2012—#1,67691
2011—#1,66690
2010—#1,470111
2009—#1,562104
2008—#1,467112
2007—#1,445111
2006#12,4208#1,301127
2005—#1,460100
2004#10,6909#1,196128
2003#13,8446#1,082143
2002#13,5956#1,228111
2001#9,35110#992154
2000#8,02712#949160
1999#12,6886#859176
1998#8,01611#878165
1997#9,8028#775193
1996#6,06415#742206
1995#6,64113#769194
1994#4,84520#674235
1993#5,95515#681228
1992#6,31414#637261
1991#7,98710#573310
1990#5,83515#554332
1989#4,35821#549313
1988#4,17221#507327
1987#3,98321#500318
1986#3,13529#488320
1985#4,45517#470341
1984#3,32925#465330
1983#2,97528#417384
1982#3,64722#423390
1981#2,56336#415400
1980#2,44039#363484
1979#2,62134#387431
1978#2,43136#349484
1977#1,95250#356488
1976#2,17439#339507
1975#1,57163#312577
1974#1,91345#315581
1973#1,54860#291625
1972#1,22686#284668
1971#1,50067#274773
1970#1,19695#266817
1969#1,29076#254826
1968#1,22380#247840
1967#1,23974#238864
1966#1,20979#233924
1965#1,032102#239948
1964#982117#2311,053
1963#983117#2251,121
1962#1,12693#2361,070
1961#911141#2261,223
1960#1,007114#2161,305
1959#837150#2151,286
1958#780164#2061,316
1957#834148#1911,469
1956#729176#1891,475
1955#667196#1921,386
1954#639205#1711,621
1953#561242#1671,628
1952#549244#1631,642
1951#479295#1451,811
1950#488274#1411,901
1949#437328#1302,091
1948#419355#1202,362
1947#386424#1132,600
1946#397368#1042,565
1945#348390#1022,294
1944#304484#982,398
1943#289578#952,628
1942#298528#942,541
1941#301457#892,473
1940#288478#862,408
1939#281494#802,524
1938#281510#762,693
1937#265553#722,679
1936#264526#712,742
1935#261550#692,829
1934#254614#682,837
1933#258566#722,491
1932#271522#752,475
1931#262552#812,288
1930#261575#862,255
1929#286513#981,952
1928#277555#1001,924
1927#279565#1081,719
1926#295517#1151,609
1925#281560#1211,485
1924#310465#1321,315
1923#327391#1411,162
1922#326399#1401,117
1921#320422#1471,051
1920#332385#1471,024
1919#333367#1421,020
1918#340366#158874
1917#340337#176712
1916#339330#179667
1915#385248#183611
1914#383192#169530
1913#355186#158452
1912#360162#160366
1911#359123#135243
1910#347130#124259
1909#319129#142185
1908#345106#147160
1907#335109#144160
1906#34989#148139
1905#326106#151136
1904#34987#154124
1903#34683#145128
1902#32393#149123
1901#34976#15699
1900#33998#176118
1899#39054#21361
1898#39660#21964
1897#37958#24949
1896#36065#26546
1895#43343#21365
1894#38653#26144
1893#37452#25846
1892#37351#29838
1891#38741#25140
1890#37345#29434
1889#39837#31830
1888#41336#31432
1887#37832#28933
1886#35636#28037
1885#38628#34425
1884#34932#34426
1883#42320#32426
1882#37722#39920
1881#34622#37520
1880#43515#35024
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Jimmie was already there! It came in at #350, and was given to 24 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1885, when fewer than 27 boys a year got the name.

Where Jimmie is popular in 1927

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedNHWashington: #129 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 726 boysWAIdaho: #151 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 717 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #157 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 1,230 boysILWisconsin: #272 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,495 boysWIMichigan: #234 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,331 boysMINew York: #402 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 8,169 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedRIOregon: #87 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 343 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedNVWyoming: #45 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 158 boysWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedSDIowa: #200 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,646 boysIAIndiana: #137 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 961 boysINOhio: #189 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,891 boysOHPennsylvania: #354 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 6,773 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #85 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 440 boysCAUtah: #128 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 541 boysUTColorado: #130 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 631 boysCONebraska: #220 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,671 boysNEMissouri: #83 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 410 boysMOKentucky: #110 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 649 boysKYWest Virginia: #98 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 571 boysWVVirginia: #214 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,651 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedDEArizona: #51 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 185 boysAZNew Mexico: #66 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 246 boysNMKansas: #93 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 381 boysKSArkansas: #41 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 203 boysARTennessee: #90 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 472 boysTNNorth Carolina: #112 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 576 boysNCSouth Carolina: #70 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 354 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #39 for boys · 132 births · 1 in 174 boysOKLouisiana: #85 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 383 boysLAMississippi: #29 for boys · 128 births · 1 in 161 boysMSAlabama: #37 for boys · 137 births · 1 in 207 boysALGeorgia: #48 for boys · 121 births · 1 in 236 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedHITexas: #43 for boys · 246 births · 1 in 231 boysTXFlorida: #48 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 239 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#29 · 1 in 161
  2. Alabama#37 · 1 in 207
  3. Oklahoma#39 · 1 in 174
  4. Arkansas#41 · 1 in 203
  5. Texas#43 · 1 in 231

Best ever in a state: #13 in Mississippi, 1937.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#291281 in 161
Alabama#371371 in 207
Oklahoma#391321 in 174
Arkansas#41891 in 203
Texas#432461 in 231
Wyoming#45101 in 158
Florida#48611 in 239
Georgia#481211 in 236
Arizona#51221 in 185
New Mexico#66171 in 246
South Carolina#70521 in 354
Missouri#83711 in 410
California#85851 in 440
Louisiana#85531 in 383
Oregon#87171 in 343
Tennessee#90531 in 472
Kansas#93401 in 381
West Virginia#98321 in 571
Kentucky#110411 in 649
North Carolina#112611 in 576
Utah#12891 in 541
Washington#129131 in 726
Colorado#130131 in 631
Indiana#137271 in 961
Idaho#15151 in 717
Illinois#157481 in 1,230
Ohio#189281 in 1,891
Iowa#200121 in 1,646
Virginia#214141 in 1,651
Nebraska#22071 in 1,671
Michigan#234181 in 2,331
Wisconsin#27271 in 3,495
Pennsylvania#354131 in 6,773
New York#402121 in 8,169
Alaska———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Maine———
Maryland———
Massachusetts———
Minnesota———
Montana———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Jersey———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Vermont———

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.

See more about Jimmie
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 264 spots since 2024 (#3,394 → #3,658)
  • 1,545 spots since 2020 (#2,113 → #3,658)
  • 1,657 spots since 2015 (#2,001 → #3,658)
  • Biggest jump: 75 spots in 1883 (#399 → #324)
  • Biggest drop: 236 spots in 2002 (#992 → #1,228)
Rise & fade · boys
54 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1934 at #68 (2,837 births)
  • Births halved by 1955, 21 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 17 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 17 yrs · run 1928–1944
  • Top 1,000: 122 yrs · run 1880–2001
Share of babies · boys
1 in 364
  • Highest: 1 in 364 boys born in 1934 were named Jimmie (0.27%)
  • Latest: 1 in 56,936 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1930s
  • 23.0% of all boys named Jimmie (25,813) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1898
  • Mostly girls until 1897, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s273#280 (1886)#334
1890s487#213 (1895)#252
1900s1,372#142 (1909)#151
1910s5,734#124 (1910)#158
1920s14,358#98 (1929)#125
1930s25,813#68 (1934)#75
1940s24,360#86 (1940)#103
1950s15,535#141 (1950)#178
1960s10,174#216 (1960)#235
1970s5,951#266 (1970)#317
1980s3,607#363 (1980)#460
1990s2,300#554 (1990)#714
2000s1,250#949 (2000)#1,268
2010s783#1,470 (2010)#1,931
2020s270#2,113 (2020)#2,911

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.

Jimmie in 1927

girls
#279
565 births · 1 in 2,110 girls
boys
#108
1,719 births · 1 in 656 boys

Top girls' names in 1927

  1. #1Mary70,642
  2. #2Dorothy35,993
  3. #3Betty35,424
  4. #4Helen25,316
  5. #5Margaret21,964
  6. #6Ruth19,412
  7. #7Doris16,512
  8. #8Virginia15,734
  9. #9Shirley13,314
  10. #10Barbara13,161
  11. #279Jimmie565

Top boys' names in 1927

  1. #1Robert61,674
  2. #2John55,949
  3. #3James53,674
  4. #4William51,476
  5. #5Charles31,941
  6. #6Richard26,768
  7. #7George25,949
  8. #8Donald23,834
  9. #9Joseph23,503
  10. #10Edward19,115
  11. #108Jimmie1,719
More about 1927

girls

1,192,431 girls got a published name in 1927; 1 in 2,110 of them was named Jimmie, which outranked 95.0% of the 5,602 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jimmie
  1. #276Annabelle567
  2. #277Ramona566
  3. #277Willa566
  4. #279Jimmie565
  5. #279Francis565
  6. #281Alta564
  7. #282Lizzie562
  8. #282Nell562

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1926
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,708Charmaine#3,564 → #856
  2. ↑ 1,519Kazuko#2,474 → #955
  3. ↑ 1,152Valencia#2,076 → #924
  4. ↑ 551Cherie#1,414 → #863
  5. ↑ 452Lita#1,148 → #696
Fallers
  1. ↓ 349Janell#748 → #1,097
  2. ↓ 330Sabina#931 → #1,261
  3. ↓ 319Clarine#942 → #1,261
  4. ↓ 298Shirlie#980 → #1,278
  5. ↓ 291Delilah#836 → #1,127

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,126,915 boys got a published name in 1927; 1 in 656 of them was named Jimmie, which outranked 97.8% of the 4,802 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jimmie
  1. #105Johnnie1,795
  2. #106Willard1,734
  3. #107Edgar1,723
  4. #108Jimmie1,719
  5. #109Roland1,713
  6. #110Rudolph1,690
  7. #111Jerome1,686
Biggest movers since 1926
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,863Lindbergh#2,436 → #573
  2. ↑ 966Lindy#1,353 → #387
  3. ↑ 601Sonny#1,565 → #964
  4. ↑ 467Akira#1,404 → #937
  5. ↑ 442Maria#1,432 → #990
Fallers
  1. ↓ 684Minoru#963 → #1,647
  2. ↓ 611Reno#825 → #1,436
  3. ↓ 406Hurley#916 → #1,322
  4. ↓ 356Adelbert#842 → #1,198
  5. ↓ 330Gardner#963 → #1,293

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1927 →