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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201960peak #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 1960

  • 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: #338 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,423 boysWAIdaho: #214 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,246 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: #216 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 1,810 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #257 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 2,861 boysMINew York: #497 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 9,969 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedRIOregon: #255 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,258 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: #301 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,466 boysIAIndiana: #232 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,359 boysINOhio: #244 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 2,672 boysOHPennsylvania: #363 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 7,490 boysPANew Jersey: #301 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 4,438 boysNJConnecticut: #261 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,821 boysCTCalifornia: #220 for boys · 121 births · 1 in 1,536 boysCAUtah: #293 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,429 boysUTColorado: #301 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,048 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #147 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 873 boysMOKentucky: #141 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 865 boysKYWest Virginia: #173 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,264 boysWVVirginia: #233 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,759 boysVAMaryland: #268 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,981 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedDEArizona: #209 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,132 boysAZNew Mexico: #205 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,143 boysNMKansas: #185 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,146 boysKSArkansas: #120 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 603 boysARTennessee: #222 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,645 boysTNNorth Carolina: #145 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 767 boysNCSouth Carolina: #135 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 660 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #257 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,482 boysDCOklahoma: #128 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 625 boysOKLouisiana: #157 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 740 boysLAMississippi: #57 for boys · 111 births · 1 in 242 boysMSAlabama: #109 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 525 boysALGeorgia: #146 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 778 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedHITexas: #191 for boys · 122 births · 1 in 1,005 boysTXFlorida: #149 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 806 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#57 · 1 in 242
  2. Alabama#109 · 1 in 525
  3. Arkansas#120 · 1 in 603
  4. Oklahoma#128 · 1 in 625
  5. South Carolina#135 · 1 in 660

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#571111 in 242
Alabama#109721 in 525
Arkansas#120321 in 603
Oklahoma#128381 in 625
South Carolina#135431 in 660
Kentucky#141411 in 865
North Carolina#145681 in 767
Georgia#146621 in 778
Missouri#147561 in 873
Florida#149681 in 806
Louisiana#157571 in 740
West Virginia#173151 in 1,264
Kansas#185201 in 1,146
Texas#1911221 in 1,005
New Mexico#205121 in 1,143
Arizona#209151 in 1,132
Idaho#21461 in 1,246
Illinois#216641 in 1,810
California#2201211 in 1,536
Tennessee#222241 in 1,645
Indiana#232231 in 2,359
Virginia#233241 in 1,759
Ohio#244421 in 2,672
Oregon#25581 in 2,258
District of Columbia#25761 in 2,482
Michigan#257331 in 2,861
Connecticut#26171 in 3,821
Maryland#268111 in 2,981
Utah#29351 in 2,429
Colorado#30171 in 3,048
Iowa#30171 in 4,466
New Jersey#301141 in 4,438
Washington#33871 in 4,423
Pennsylvania#363161 in 7,490
New York#497181 in 9,969
Alaska———
Delaware———
Hawaii———
Maine———
Massachusetts———
Minnesota———
Montana———
Nebraska———
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 1960

girls
#1,007
114 births · 1 in 17,736 girls
boys
#216
1,305 births · 1 in 1,634 boys

Top girls' names in 1960

  1. #1Mary51,472
  2. #2Susan39,208
  3. #3Linda37,316
  4. #4Karen36,378
  5. #5Donna34,138
  6. #6Lisa33,693
  7. #7Patricia32,113
  8. #8Debra26,732
  9. #9Cynthia26,706
  10. #10Deborah25,266
  11. #1,007Jimmie114

Top boys' names in 1960

  1. #1David85,929
  2. #2Michael84,153
  3. #3James76,815
  4. #4John76,096
  5. #5Robert72,357
  6. #6Mark58,727
  7. #7William49,361
  8. #8Richard43,553
  9. #9Thomas39,278
  10. #10Steven33,878
  11. #216Jimmie1,305
More about 1960

girls

2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 17,736 of them was named Jimmie, which outranked 86.3% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jimmie
  1. #1,001Lorelei115
  2. #1,001Marti115
  3. #1,001Serena115
  4. #1,007Jimmie114
  5. #1,007Lottie114
  6. #1,009Carin113
  7. #1,009Jeana113
  8. #1,009Lise113

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

Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,798Lisha#2,395 → #597
  2. ↑ 1,223Elana#2,108 → #885
  3. ↑ 667Leisha#1,537 → #870
  4. ↑ 513Misty#1,214 → #701
  5. ↑ 462Loriann#1,396 → #934
Fallers
  1. ↓ 421Taryn#771 → #1,192
  2. ↓ 335Cheryll#993 → #1,328
  3. ↓ 305Marilynn#724 → #1,029
  4. ↓ 304Drema#997 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 258Merrie#978 → #1,236

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

boys

2,132,320 boys got a published name in 1960; 1 in 1,634 of them was named Jimmie, which outranked 95.3% of the 4,598 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jimmie
  1. #213Lester1,316
  2. #214Rex1,314
  3. #215Ricardo1,311
  4. #216Jimmie1,305
  5. #217Kelvin1,299
  6. #218Chuck1,273
  7. #218Randal1,273
Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,061Stephon#3,988 → #927
  2. ↑ 1,039Kennedy#1,759 → #720
  3. ↑ 489Darryle#1,416 → #927
  4. ↑ 379Garret#1,360 → #981
  5. ↑ 373Darryll#1,324 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 333Grayling#987 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 327Lucious#946 → #1,273
  3. ↓ 274Brion#919 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 261Gail#747 → #1,008
  5. ↓ 254Delton#939 → #1,193

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

See the top 100 for 1960 →