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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201951peak #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 1951

  • 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: #257 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,507 boysWAIdaho: #197 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,399 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: #184 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,739 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #212 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 2,340 boysMINew York: #351 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 7,192 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedRIOregon: #174 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,228 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #201 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,627 boysSDIowa: #210 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,255 boysIAIndiana: #192 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,737 boysINOhio: #215 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 2,715 boysOHPennsylvania: #314 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 7,193 boysPANew Jersey: #252 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,952 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #207 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 1,580 boysCAUtah: #193 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,334 boysUTColorado: #200 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,552 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #103 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 598 boysMOKentucky: #88 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 510 boysKYWest Virginia: #151 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,107 boysWVVirginia: #165 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,062 boysVAMaryland: #286 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,421 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedDEArizona: #137 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 622 boysAZNew Mexico: #189 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,027 boysNMKansas: #157 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,019 boysKSArkansas: #65 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 306 boysARTennessee: #106 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 622 boysTNNorth Carolina: #108 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 529 boysNCSouth Carolina: #82 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 337 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #58 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 298 boysOKLouisiana: #89 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 380 boysLAMississippi: #29 for boys · 198 births · 1 in 148 boysMSAlabama: #61 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 298 boysALGeorgia: #102 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 535 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedHITexas: #124 for boys · 172 births · 1 in 635 boysTXFlorida: #82 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 377 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#29 · 1 in 148
  2. Oklahoma#58 · 1 in 298
  3. Alabama#61 · 1 in 298
  4. Arkansas#65 · 1 in 306
  5. South Carolina#82 · 1 in 337

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#291981 in 148
Oklahoma#58811 in 298
Alabama#611301 in 298
Arkansas#65721 in 306
Florida#82881 in 377
South Carolina#82871 in 337
Kentucky#88721 in 510
Louisiana#89981 in 380
Georgia#102841 in 535
Missouri#103741 in 598
Tennessee#106641 in 622
North Carolina#1081001 in 529
Texas#1241721 in 635
Arizona#137171 in 622
West Virginia#151221 in 1,107
Kansas#157211 in 1,019
Virginia#165371 in 1,062
Oregon#174141 in 1,228
Illinois#184561 in 1,739
New Mexico#189101 in 1,027
Indiana#192281 in 1,737
Utah#19381 in 1,334
Idaho#19751 in 1,399
Colorado#200111 in 1,552
South Dakota#20151 in 1,627
California#207821 in 1,580
Iowa#210141 in 2,255
Michigan#212361 in 2,340
Ohio#215361 in 2,715
New Jersey#252101 in 4,952
Washington#25781 in 3,507
Maryland#28661 in 4,421
Pennsylvania#314161 in 7,193
New York#351221 in 7,192
Alaska———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Maine———
Massachusetts———
Minnesota———
Montana———
Nebraska———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
Vermont———
Wisconsin———
Wyoming———

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 1951

girls
#479
295 births · 1 in 6,105 girls
boys
#145
1,811 births · 1 in 1,040 boys

Top girls' names in 1951

  1. #1Linda73,982
  2. #2Mary65,721
  3. #3Patricia56,446
  4. #4Deborah42,053
  5. #5Barbara40,617
  6. #6Susan40,228
  7. #7Nancy30,346
  8. #8Karen27,998
  9. #9Sandra27,665
  10. #10Kathleen26,716
  11. #479Jimmie295

Top boys' names in 1951

  1. #1James87,256
  2. #2Robert86,353
  3. #3John81,569
  4. #4Michael72,807
  5. #5David64,788
  6. #6William62,781
  7. #7Richard54,541
  8. #8Thomas48,275
  9. #9Charles39,406
  10. #10Gary38,160
  11. #145Jimmie1,811
More about 1951

girls

1,800,859 girls got a published name in 1951; 1 in 6,105 of them was named Jimmie, which outranked 92.3% of the 6,213 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jimmie
  1. #476Mindy306
  2. #477Sadie302
  3. #478Lesley297
  4. #479Jimmie295
  5. #480Maryellen294
  6. #480Winifred294
  7. #482Elise291
Biggest movers since 1950
Risers
  1. ↑ 345Rhona#1,333 → #988
  2. ↑ 307Bobbi#1,153 → #846
  3. ↑ 296Ricki#1,090 → #794
  4. ↑ 295Mindy#771 → #476
  5. ↑ 288Sharleen#1,053 → #765
Fallers
  1. ↓ 395Sharman#668 → #1,063
  2. ↓ 343Manuela#773 → #1,116
  3. ↓ 294Allie#945 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 253Merrie#937 → #1,190
  5. ↓ 252Olive#891 → #1,143

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

boys

1,882,837 boys got a published name in 1951; 1 in 1,040 of them was named Jimmie, which outranked 96.6% of the 4,253 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jimmie
  1. #142Gilbert1,917
  2. #143Rick1,896
  3. #144Juan1,838
  4. #145Jimmie1,811
  5. #146Bradley1,810
  6. #147Jonathan1,775
  7. #147Marc1,775
Biggest movers since 1950
Risers
  1. ↑ 428Kimberly#1,139 → #711
  2. ↑ 372Cole#1,364 → #992
  3. ↑ 357Wayland#1,272 → #915
  4. ↑ 354Ricki#1,139 → #785
  5. ↑ 346Lou#1,289 → #943
Fallers
  1. ↓ 944Jory#960 → #1,904
  2. ↓ 502Samual#960 → #1,462
  3. ↓ 426Carlyle#918 → #1,344
  4. ↓ 319Shaun#899 → #1,218
  5. ↓ 318Tex#977 → #1,295

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

See the top 100 for 1951 →