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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201962peak #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 1962

  • 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: #349 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,365 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedIDMontana: 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: #226 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 2,004 boysILWisconsin: #348 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,585 boysWIMichigan: #254 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,850 boysMINew York: #456 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 7,946 boysNYMassachusetts: #311 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,961 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedRIOregon: #290 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,868 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: #229 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,237 boysIAIndiana: #236 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,376 boysINOhio: #253 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 3,013 boysOHPennsylvania: #441 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 11,095 boysPANew Jersey: #390 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,835 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #306 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 3,017 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedUTColorado: #289 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,397 boysCONebraska: #221 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,020 boysNEMissouri: #157 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 989 boysMOKentucky: #129 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 776 boysKYWest Virginia: #168 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,179 boysWVVirginia: #214 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,662 boysVAMaryland: #287 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,519 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedDEArizona: #224 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,300 boysAZNew Mexico: #195 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 948 boysNMKansas: #137 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 785 boysKSArkansas: #115 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 529 boysARTennessee: #214 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,490 boysTNNorth Carolina: #154 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 919 boysNCSouth Carolina: #150 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 756 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #248 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,067 boysDCOklahoma: #116 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 561 boysOKLouisiana: #160 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 793 boysLAMississippi: #77 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 320 boysMSAlabama: #157 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 808 boysALGeorgia: #188 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,116 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedHITexas: #248 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 1,388 boysTXFlorida: #200 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,204 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#77 · 1 in 320
  2. Arkansas#115 · 1 in 529
  3. Oklahoma#116 · 1 in 561
  4. Kentucky#129 · 1 in 776
  5. Kansas#137 · 1 in 785

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#77841 in 320
Arkansas#115371 in 529
Oklahoma#116421 in 561
Kentucky#129441 in 776
Kansas#137281 in 785
South Carolina#150361 in 756
North Carolina#154561 in 919
Alabama#157451 in 808
Missouri#157471 in 989
Louisiana#160511 in 793
West Virginia#168151 in 1,179
Georgia#188421 in 1,116
New Mexico#195141 in 948
Florida#200451 in 1,204
Tennessee#214261 in 1,490
Virginia#214261 in 1,662
Nebraska#22181 in 2,020
Arizona#224131 in 1,300
Illinois#226551 in 2,004
Iowa#229131 in 2,237
Indiana#236221 in 2,376
District of Columbia#24871 in 2,067
Texas#248861 in 1,388
Ohio#253351 in 3,013
Michigan#254311 in 2,850
Maryland#28791 in 3,519
Colorado#28991 in 2,397
Oregon#29061 in 2,868
California#306621 in 3,017
Massachusetts#31171 in 7,961
Wisconsin#34861 in 7,585
Washington#34971 in 4,365
New Jersey#39091 in 6,835
Pennsylvania#441101 in 11,095
New York#456221 in 7,946
Alaska———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Maine———
Minnesota———
Montana———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Utah———
Vermont———
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 1962

girls
#1,126
93 births · 1 in 21,146 girls
boys
#236
1,070 births · 1 in 1,933 boys

Top girls' names in 1962

  1. #1Lisa46,069
  2. #2Mary43,502
  3. #3Susan35,752
  4. #4Karen35,184
  5. #5Linda31,461
  6. #6Patricia26,532
  7. #7Donna25,719
  8. #8Cynthia24,025
  9. #9Deborah22,889
  10. #10Sandra22,420
  11. #1,126Jimmie93

Top boys' names in 1962

  1. #1Michael85,059
  2. #2David81,337
  3. #3John78,427
  4. #4James72,555
  5. #5Robert70,199
  6. #6Mark53,520
  7. #7William44,853
  8. #8Richard39,422
  9. #9Thomas36,529
  10. #10Jeffrey33,537
  11. #236Jimmie1,070
More about 1962

girls

1,966,603 girls got a published name in 1962; 1 in 21,146 of them was named Jimmie, which outranked 85.2% of the 7,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jimmie
  1. #1,121Maricela94
  2. #1,121Richelle94
  3. #1,121Sophie94
  4. #1,126Jimmie93
  5. #1,126Autumn93
  6. #1,126Corrina93
  7. #1,126Eliza93
  8. #1,138Delinda92
  9. #1,138Georgianna92
  10. #1,138Joycelyn92

Tied with 11 names at #1,126; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,281Tiffany#2,070 → #789
  2. ↑ 879Whitney#1,627 → #748
  3. ↑ 541Zina#1,533 → #992
  4. ↑ 414Glynis#1,406 → #992
  5. ↑ 408Lolita#978 → #570
Fallers
  1. ↓ 300Fern#821 → #1,121
  2. ↓ 259Jacklyn#815 → #1,074
  3. ↓ 255Dorthy#929 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 224Laurene#943 → #1,167
  5. ↓ 215Jimmie#911 → #1,126

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

boys

2,068,772 boys got a published name in 1962; 1 in 1,933 of them was named Jimmie, which outranked 94.9% of the 4,631 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jimmie
  1. #233Wendell1,092
  2. #234Nathaniel1,085
  3. #235Roland1,073
  4. #236Jimmie1,070
  5. #236Sam1,070
  6. #238Ben1,044
  7. #239Jesus1,043
  8. #240Freddie1,038

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

Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 490Ritchie#1,262 → #772
  2. ↑ 353King#1,349 → #996
  3. ↑ 338Arlie#1,322 → #984
  4. ↑ 250Robb#1,052 → #802
  5. ↑ 243Pernell#928 → #685
Fallers
  1. ↓ 351Mariano#928 → #1,279
  2. ↓ 349Michal#910 → #1,259
  3. ↓ 337Loran#958 → #1,295
  4. ↓ 292Sid#967 → #1,259
  5. ↓ 275Lorenza#940 → #1,215

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

See the top 100 for 1962 →