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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201964peak #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 1964

  • 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: #344 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,453 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: #207 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 1,732 boysILWisconsin: #368 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,506 boysWIMichigan: #246 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,718 boysMINew York: #457 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 8,198 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedRIOregon: #230 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,726 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: #275 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,364 boysIAIndiana: #219 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,955 boysINOhio: #250 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 2,896 boysOHPennsylvania: #524 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 15,315 boysPANew Jersey: #446 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 8,812 boysNJConnecticut: #328 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,256 boysCTCalifornia: #262 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 2,062 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedUTColorado: #264 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,011 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #151 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 917 boysMOKentucky: #159 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,130 boysKYWest Virginia: #214 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,901 boysWVVirginia: #269 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,377 boysVAMaryland: #253 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,743 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedDEArizona: #216 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,162 boysAZNew Mexico: #273 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,674 boysNMKansas: #167 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,031 boysKSArkansas: #133 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 680 boysARTennessee: #204 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,476 boysTNNorth Carolina: #191 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,171 boysNCSouth Carolina: #149 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 738 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #222 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,764 boysDCOklahoma: #123 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 635 boysOKLouisiana: #156 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 750 boysLAMississippi: #82 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 354 boysMSAlabama: #120 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 605 boysALGeorgia: #200 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,255 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedHITexas: #225 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 1,185 boysTXFlorida: #155 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 892 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#82 · 1 in 354
  2. Alabama#120 · 1 in 605
  3. Oklahoma#123 · 1 in 635
  4. Arkansas#133 · 1 in 680
  5. South Carolina#149 · 1 in 738

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#82711 in 354
Alabama#120581 in 605
Oklahoma#123341 in 635
Arkansas#133281 in 680
South Carolina#149361 in 738
Missouri#151471 in 917
Florida#155591 in 892
Louisiana#156531 in 750
Kentucky#159291 in 1,130
Kansas#167191 in 1,031
North Carolina#191421 in 1,171
Georgia#200381 in 1,255
Tennessee#204261 in 1,476
Illinois#207611 in 1,732
West Virginia#21491 in 1,901
Arizona#216141 in 1,162
Indiana#219261 in 1,955
District of Columbia#22281 in 1,764
Texas#225951 in 1,185
Oregon#23091 in 1,726
Michigan#246311 in 2,718
Ohio#250351 in 2,896
Maryland#253121 in 2,743
California#262891 in 2,062
Colorado#264101 in 2,011
Virginia#269181 in 2,377
New Mexico#27371 in 1,674
Iowa#27581 in 3,364
Connecticut#32851 in 5,256
Washington#34461 in 4,453
Wisconsin#36851 in 8,506
New Jersey#44671 in 8,812
New York#457211 in 8,198
Pennsylvania#52471 in 15,315
Alaska———
Delaware———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Maine———
Massachusetts———
Minnesota———
Montana———
Nebraska———
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 1964

girls
#982
117 births · 1 in 16,195 girls
boys
#231
1,053 births · 1 in 1,892 boys

Top girls' names in 1964

  1. #1Lisa54,270
  2. #2Mary40,985
  3. #3Susan31,515
  4. #4Karen30,243
  5. #5Patricia26,091
  6. #6Kimberly24,128
  7. #7Donna23,808
  8. #8Linda23,629
  9. #9Cynthia20,321
  10. #10Tammy20,043
  11. #982Jimmie117

Top boys' names in 1964

  1. #1Michael82,617
  2. #2John82,508
  3. #3David75,043
  4. #4James73,026
  5. #5Robert69,980
  6. #6Mark45,261
  7. #7William44,224
  8. #8Richard40,098
  9. #9Thomas34,463
  10. #10Jeffrey30,728
  11. #231Jimmie1,053
More about 1964

girls

1,894,855 girls got a published name in 1964; 1 in 16,195 of them was named Jimmie, which outranked 87.4% of the 7,806 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jimmie
  1. #977Katheryn118
  2. #977Maricela118
  3. #977Rosita118
  4. #982Jimmie117
  5. #982Aleta117
  6. #982Delinda117
  7. #982Lesli117
  8. #990Carleen116
  9. #990Debrah116
  10. #990Fran116

Tied with 7 names at #982; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,987Anjanette#5,891 → #904
  2. ↑ 2,403Deneen#2,619 → #216
  3. ↑ 2,162Denine#3,066 → #904
  4. ↑ 1,303Daneen#2,211 → #908
  5. ↑ 1,137Kecia#1,754 → #617
Fallers
  1. ↓ 341Leisha#993 → #1,334
  2. ↓ 320Cary#973 → #1,293
  3. ↓ 317Lisha#929 → #1,246
  4. ↓ 281Cecile#973 → #1,254
  5. ↓ 276Alexis#790 → #1,066

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

boys

1,992,698 boys got a published name in 1964; 1 in 1,892 of them was named Jimmie, which outranked 95.0% of the 4,594 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jimmie
  1. #228Jesus1,076
  2. #229Charlie1,070
  3. #230Roberto1,058
  4. #231Jimmie1,053
  5. #232Arnold1,043
  6. #233Leo1,028
  7. #234Roderick1,026
Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
  1. ↑ 864Deron#1,548 → #684
  2. ↑ 653Cassius#1,513 → #860
  3. ↑ 392Kipp#1,215 → #823
  4. ↑ 363Fitzgerald#1,052 → #689
  5. ↑ 334Adrain#1,279 → #945
Fallers
  1. ↓ 286Farrell#886 → #1,172
  2. ↓ 283Tal#813 → #1,096
  3. ↓ 278Laura#921 → #1,199
  4. ↓ 272Pamela#947 → #1,219
  5. ↓ 270Huey#891 → #1,161

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

See the top 100 for 1964 →