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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201952peak #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.

Show data table
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 1952

  • 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: #222 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,302 boysWAIdaho: #203 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,447 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: #198 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 1,863 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #209 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 2,341 boysMINew York: #324 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 5,885 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedRIOregon: #279 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,704 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedSDIowa: #246 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,089 boysIAIndiana: #199 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,938 boysINOhio: #224 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 2,818 boysOHPennsylvania: #372 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 9,818 boysPANew Jersey: #278 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,767 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #230 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 2,126 boysCAUtah: #257 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,209 boysUTColorado: #223 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,997 boysCONebraska: #224 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,228 boysNEMissouri: #137 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 945 boysMOKentucky: #100 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 605 boysKYWest Virginia: #134 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 914 boysWVVirginia: #169 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,110 boysVAMaryland: #298 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,606 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedDEArizona: #203 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,184 boysAZNew Mexico: #137 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 691 boysNMKansas: #120 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 683 boysKSArkansas: #74 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 352 boysARTennessee: #116 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 743 boysTNNorth Carolina: #101 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 507 boysNCSouth Carolina: #90 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 390 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #262 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,883 boysDCOklahoma: #84 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 422 boysOKLouisiana: #104 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 464 boysLAMississippi: #30 for boys · 194 births · 1 in 149 boysMSAlabama: #64 for boys · 125 births · 1 in 311 boysALGeorgia: #99 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 481 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedHITexas: #145 for boys · 149 births · 1 in 772 boysTXFlorida: #108 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 538 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#30 · 1 in 149
  2. Alabama#64 · 1 in 311
  3. Arkansas#74 · 1 in 352
  4. Oklahoma#84 · 1 in 422
  5. South Carolina#90 · 1 in 390

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#301941 in 149
Alabama#641251 in 311
Arkansas#74611 in 352
Oklahoma#84571 in 422
South Carolina#90771 in 390
Georgia#99971 in 481
Kentucky#100591 in 605
North Carolina#1011051 in 507
Louisiana#104811 in 464
Florida#108661 in 538
Tennessee#116531 in 743
Kansas#120331 in 683
West Virginia#134261 in 914
Missouri#137471 in 945
New Mexico#137161 in 691
Texas#1451491 in 772
Virginia#169371 in 1,110
Illinois#198541 in 1,863
Indiana#199261 in 1,938
Arizona#203101 in 1,184
Idaho#20351 in 1,447
Michigan#209371 in 2,341
Washington#222131 in 2,302
Colorado#22391 in 1,997
Nebraska#22471 in 2,228
Ohio#224361 in 2,818
California#230661 in 2,126
Iowa#246101 in 3,089
Utah#25751 in 2,209
District of Columbia#26251 in 2,883
New Jersey#27891 in 5,767
Oregon#27951 in 3,704
Maryland#29861 in 4,606
New York#324281 in 5,885
Pennsylvania#372121 in 9,818
Alaska———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
Hawaii———
Maine———
Massachusetts———
Minnesota———
Montana———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
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 1952

girls
#549
244 births · 1 in 7,600 girls
boys
#163
1,642 births · 1 in 1,184 boys

Top girls' names in 1952

  1. #1Linda67,082
  2. #2Mary65,629
  3. #3Patricia53,101
  4. #4Deborah49,811
  5. #5Susan41,348
  6. #6Barbara39,864
  7. #7Nancy31,739
  8. #8Karen28,956
  9. #9Debra26,832
  10. #10Sandra26,097
  11. #549Jimmie244

Top boys' names in 1952

  1. #1James87,065
  2. #2Robert86,588
  3. #3John83,140
  4. #4Michael79,037
  5. #5David71,752
  6. #6William63,039
  7. #7Richard58,350
  8. #8Thomas48,647
  9. #9Charles38,866
  10. #10Gary38,754
  11. #163Jimmie1,642
More about 1952

girls

1,854,335 girls got a published name in 1952; 1 in 7,600 of them was named Jimmie, which outranked 91.4% of the 6,389 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jimmie
  1. #546Clare248
  2. #547Lyn245
  3. #547Mari245
  4. #549Jimmie244
  5. #549Debby244
  6. #549Mavis244
  7. #552Benita243
  8. #552Tommie243
  9. #554Valorie242

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

Biggest movers since 1951
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,501Pandora#3,284 → #783
  2. ↑ 368Lise#1,314 → #946
  3. ↑ 353Vanessa#656 → #303
  4. ↑ 334Dorinda#1,170 → #836
  5. ↑ 332Mitzi#928 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Rhona#988 → #1,368
  2. ↓ 342Sharleen#765 → #1,107
  3. ↓ 270Enid#908 → #1,178
  4. ↓ 237Allyn#988 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 230Sheron#908 → #1,138

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

boys

1,943,633 boys got a published name in 1952; 1 in 1,184 of them was named Jimmie, which outranked 96.2% of the 4,257 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jimmie
  1. #160Chris1,687
  2. #161Charlie1,663
  3. #162Manuel1,661
  4. #163Jimmie1,642
  5. #164Kent1,618
  6. #165Harvey1,594
  7. #165Wesley1,594
Biggest movers since 1951
Risers
  1. ↑ 753Darren#1,598 → #845
  2. ↑ 372Robby#1,242 → #870
  3. ↑ 355Cris#1,218 → #863
  4. ↑ 301Ethan#1,295 → #994
  5. ↑ 280Adan#1,150 → #870
Fallers
  1. ↓ 477Ottis#984 → #1,461
  2. ↓ 408Wayland#915 → #1,323
  3. ↓ 330Mcarthur#806 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 305Arvin#963 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 285Levon#881 → #1,166

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

See the top 100 for 1952 →