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
- Peak · boys
- 1934 · 2,837 births
- Debut · boys
- 24 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 17 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 112,267since 1880
Jimmie over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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 | #14,942 | 5 | #3,658 | 30 |
| 2024 | — | #3,394 | 34 | |
| 2023 | #13,462 | 6 | #2,737 | 47 |
| 2022 | — | #3,100 | 39 | |
| 2021 | #11,146 | 8 | #2,464 | 54 |
| 2020 | #13,453 | 6 | #2,113 | 66 |
| 2019 | #12,448 | 7 | #2,556 | 51 |
| 2018 | #15,682 | 5 | #2,445 | 53 |
| 2017 | #14,124 | 6 | #1,977 | 72 |
| 2016 | — | #2,047 | 69 | |
| 2015 | #10,866 | 9 | #2,001 | 72 |
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | #1,844 | 80 |
| 2013 | — | #1,624 | 94 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,676 | 91 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,666 | 90 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,470 | 111 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,562 | 104 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,467 | 112 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,445 | 111 | |
| 2006 | #12,420 | 8 | #1,301 | 127 |
| 2005 | — | #1,460 | 100 | |
| 2004 | #10,690 | 9 | #1,196 | 128 |
| 2003 | #13,844 | 6 | #1,082 | 143 |
| 2002 | #13,595 | 6 | #1,228 | 111 |
| 2001 | #9,351 | 10 | #992 | 154 |
| 2000 | #8,027 | 12 | #949 | 160 |
| 1999 | #12,688 | 6 | #859 | 176 |
| 1998 | #8,016 | 11 | #878 | 165 |
| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 | #775 | 193 |
| 1996 | #6,064 | 15 | #742 | 206 |
| 1995 | #6,641 | 13 | #769 | 194 |
| 1994 | #4,845 | 20 | #674 | 235 |
| 1993 | #5,955 | 15 | #681 | 228 |
| 1992 | #6,314 | 14 | #637 | 261 |
| 1991 | #7,987 | 10 | #573 | 310 |
| 1990 | #5,835 | 15 | #554 | 332 |
| 1989 | #4,358 | 21 | #549 | 313 |
| 1988 | #4,172 | 21 | #507 | 327 |
| 1987 | #3,983 | 21 | #500 | 318 |
| 1986 | #3,135 | 29 | #488 | 320 |
| 1985 | #4,455 | 17 | #470 | 341 |
| 1984 | #3,329 | 25 | #465 | 330 |
| 1983 | #2,975 | 28 | #417 | 384 |
| 1982 | #3,647 | 22 | #423 | 390 |
| 1981 | #2,563 | 36 | #415 | 400 |
| 1980 | #2,440 | 39 | #363 | 484 |
| 1979 | #2,621 | 34 | #387 | 431 |
| 1978 | #2,431 | 36 | #349 | 484 |
| 1977 | #1,952 | 50 | #356 | 488 |
| 1976 | #2,174 | 39 | #339 | 507 |
| 1975 | #1,571 | 63 | #312 | 577 |
| 1974 | #1,913 | 45 | #315 | 581 |
| 1973 | #1,548 | 60 | #291 | 625 |
| 1972 | #1,226 | 86 | #284 | 668 |
| 1971 | #1,500 | 67 | #274 | 773 |
| 1970 | #1,196 | 95 | #266 | 817 |
| 1969 | #1,290 | 76 | #254 | 826 |
| 1968 | #1,223 | 80 | #247 | 840 |
| 1967 | #1,239 | 74 | #238 | 864 |
| 1966 | #1,209 | 79 | #233 | 924 |
| 1965 | #1,032 | 102 | #239 | 948 |
| 1964 | #982 | 117 | #231 | 1,053 |
| 1963 | #983 | 117 | #225 | 1,121 |
| 1962 | #1,126 | 93 | #236 | 1,070 |
| 1961 | #911 | 141 | #226 | 1,223 |
| 1960 | #1,007 | 114 | #216 | 1,305 |
| 1959 | #837 | 150 | #215 | 1,286 |
| 1958 | #780 | 164 | #206 | 1,316 |
| 1957 | #834 | 148 | #191 | 1,469 |
| 1956 | #729 | 176 | #189 | 1,475 |
| 1955 | #667 | 196 | #192 | 1,386 |
| 1954 | #639 | 205 | #171 | 1,621 |
| 1953 | #561 | 242 | #167 | 1,628 |
| 1952 | #549 | 244 | #163 | 1,642 |
| 1951 | #479 | 295 | #145 | 1,811 |
| 1950 | #488 | 274 | #141 | 1,901 |
| 1949 | #437 | 328 | #130 | 2,091 |
| 1948 | #419 | 355 | #120 | 2,362 |
| 1947 | #386 | 424 | #113 | 2,600 |
| 1946 | #397 | 368 | #104 | 2,565 |
| 1945 | #348 | 390 | #102 | 2,294 |
| 1944 | #304 | 484 | #98 | 2,398 |
| 1943 | #289 | 578 | #95 | 2,628 |
| 1942 | #298 | 528 | #94 | 2,541 |
| 1941 | #301 | 457 | #89 | 2,473 |
| 1940 | #288 | 478 | #86 | 2,408 |
| 1939 | #281 | 494 | #80 | 2,524 |
| 1938 | #281 | 510 | #76 | 2,693 |
| 1937 | #265 | 553 | #72 | 2,679 |
| 1936 | #264 | 526 | #71 | 2,742 |
| 1935 | #261 | 550 | #69 | 2,829 |
| 1934 | #254 | 614 | #68 | 2,837 |
| 1933 | #258 | 566 | #72 | 2,491 |
| 1932 | #271 | 522 | #75 | 2,475 |
| 1931 | #262 | 552 | #81 | 2,288 |
| 1930 | #261 | 575 | #86 | 2,255 |
| 1929 | #286 | 513 | #98 | 1,952 |
| 1928 | #277 | 555 | #100 | 1,924 |
| 1927 | #279 | 565 | #108 | 1,719 |
| 1926 | #295 | 517 | #115 | 1,609 |
| 1925 | #281 | 560 | #121 | 1,485 |
| 1924 | #310 | 465 | #132 | 1,315 |
| 1923 | #327 | 391 | #141 | 1,162 |
| 1922 | #326 | 399 | #140 | 1,117 |
| 1921 | #320 | 422 | #147 | 1,051 |
| 1920 | #332 | 385 | #147 | 1,024 |
| 1919 | #333 | 367 | #142 | 1,020 |
| 1918 | #340 | 366 | #158 | 874 |
| 1917 | #340 | 337 | #176 | 712 |
| 1916 | #339 | 330 | #179 | 667 |
| 1915 | #385 | 248 | #183 | 611 |
| 1914 | #383 | 192 | #169 | 530 |
| 1913 | #355 | 186 | #158 | 452 |
| 1912 | #360 | 162 | #160 | 366 |
| 1911 | #359 | 123 | #135 | 243 |
| 1910 | #347 | 130 | #124 | 259 |
| 1909 | #319 | 129 | #142 | 185 |
| 1908 | #345 | 106 | #147 | 160 |
| 1907 | #335 | 109 | #144 | 160 |
| 1906 | #349 | 89 | #148 | 139 |
| 1905 | #326 | 106 | #151 | 136 |
| 1904 | #349 | 87 | #154 | 124 |
| 1903 | #346 | 83 | #145 | 128 |
| 1902 | #323 | 93 | #149 | 123 |
| 1901 | #349 | 76 | #156 | 99 |
| 1900 | #339 | 98 | #176 | 118 |
| 1899 | #390 | 54 | #213 | 61 |
| 1898 | #396 | 60 | #219 | 64 |
| 1897 | #379 | 58 | #249 | 49 |
| 1896 | #360 | 65 | #265 | 46 |
| 1895 | #433 | 43 | #213 | 65 |
| 1894 | #386 | 53 | #261 | 44 |
| 1893 | #374 | 52 | #258 | 46 |
| 1892 | #373 | 51 | #298 | 38 |
| 1891 | #387 | 41 | #251 | 40 |
| 1890 | #373 | 45 | #294 | 34 |
| 1889 | #398 | 37 | #318 | 30 |
| 1888 | #413 | 36 | #314 | 32 |
| 1887 | #378 | 32 | #289 | 33 |
| 1886 | #356 | 36 | #280 | 37 |
| 1885 | #386 | 28 | #344 | 25 |
| 1884 | #349 | 32 | #344 | 26 |
| 1883 | #423 | 20 | #324 | 26 |
| 1882 | #377 | 22 | #399 | 20 |
| 1881 | #346 | 22 | #375 | 20 |
| 1880 | #435 | 15 | #350 | 24 |
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 1937
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#13 · 1 in 93
- Arkansas#20 · 1 in 110
- Oklahoma#25 · 1 in 107
- Alabama#31 · 1 in 161
- Florida#37 · 1 in 162
Best ever in a state: #13 in Mississippi, 1937.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #13 | 223 | 1 in 93 |
| Arkansas | #20 | 160 | 1 in 110 |
| Oklahoma | #25 | 187 | 1 in 107 |
| Alabama | #31 | 172 | 1 in 161 |
| Florida | #37 | 79 | 1 in 162 |
| Texas | #37 | 295 | 1 in 193 |
| Georgia | #38 | 153 | 1 in 190 |
| Kentucky | #38 | 122 | 1 in 211 |
| Tennessee | #41 | 128 | 1 in 202 |
| Kansas | #43 | 65 | 1 in 201 |
| Missouri | #43 | 127 | 1 in 209 |
| West Virginia | #43 | 88 | 1 in 211 |
| South Carolina | #46 | 91 | 1 in 211 |
| Louisiana | #48 | 96 | 1 in 210 |
| North Carolina | #48 | 147 | 1 in 238 |
| New Mexico | #58 | 24 | 1 in 230 |
| Arizona | #65 | 20 | 1 in 227 |
| Virginia | #71 | 60 | 1 in 368 |
| Colorado | #75 | 29 | 1 in 311 |
| Wyoming | #86 | 5 | 1 in 333 |
| Idaho | #90 | 11 | 1 in 381 |
| Indiana | #93 | 48 | 1 in 529 |
| Iowa | #101 | 37 | 1 in 523 |
| Nebraska | #103 | 20 | 1 in 488 |
| Montana | #110 | 8 | 1 in 522 |
| California | #117 | 67 | 1 in 644 |
| Utah | #121 | 11 | 1 in 465 |
| Michigan | #138 | 38 | 1 in 1,100 |
| Oregon | #138 | 8 | 1 in 819 |
| Illinois | #142 | 48 | 1 in 1,126 |
| Washington | #145 | 12 | 1 in 909 |
| Ohio | #149 | 41 | 1 in 1,220 |
| Minnesota | #220 | 10 | 1 in 2,119 |
| New Jersey | #233 | 6 | 1 in 4,100 |
| Wisconsin | #282 | 6 | 1 in 4,001 |
| Pennsylvania | #345 | 10 | 1 in 7,361 |
| New York | #417 | 9 | 1 in 9,519 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| 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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1934 at #68 (2,837 births)
- Births halved by 1955, 21 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 17 yrs · run 1928–1944
- Top 1,000: 122 yrs · run 1880–2001
- Highest: 1 in 364 boys born in 1934 were named Jimmie (0.27%)
- Latest: 1 in 56,936 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 23.0% of all boys named Jimmie (25,813) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1897, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 273 | #280 (1886) | #334 |
| 1890s | 487 | #213 (1895) | #252 |
| 1900s | 1,372 | #142 (1909) | #151 |
| 1910s | 5,734 | #124 (1910) | #158 |
| 1920s | 14,358 | #98 (1929) | #125 |
| 1930s | 25,813 | #68 (1934) | #75 |
| 1940s | 24,360 | #86 (1940) | #103 |
| 1950s | 15,535 | #141 (1950) | #178 |
| 1960s | 10,174 | #216 (1960) | #235 |
| 1970s | 5,951 | #266 (1970) | #317 |
| 1980s | 3,607 | #363 (1980) | #460 |
| 1990s | 2,300 | #554 (1990) | #714 |
| 2000s | 1,250 | #949 (2000) | #1,268 |
| 2010s | 783 | #1,470 (2010) | #1,931 |
| 2020s | 270 | #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 1937
Top girls' names in 1937
Top boys' names in 1937
More about 1937
girls
1,064,033 girls got a published name in 1937; 1 in 1,924 of them was named Jimmie, which outranked 94.6% of the 4,930 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,066,659 boys got a published name in 1937; 1 in 398 of them was named Jimmie, which outranked 98.2% of the 4,020 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.