Jimmy

Last seen for girls in 2002 at #15,432 · #846 for boys in 2025, 291 births
Given to boys 99.2% of the time

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Peak · boys
1944 · 6,320 births
Debut · boys
7 births
In top 100 · boys
45 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
288,737
since 1883

Jimmy over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201925peak #41, 1944boys
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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—#846291
2024—#848286
2023—#820299
2022—#777325
2021—#756335
2020—#727340
2019—#673385
2018—#654392
2017—#593460
2016—#555517
2015—#575488
2014—#522536
2013—#480574
2012—#462589
2011—#418667
2010—#373772
2009—#368824
2008—#355882
2007—#332961
2006—#324988
2005—#3031,086
2004—#2801,134
2003—#2771,126
2002#15,4325#2661,170
2001—#2771,106
2000#15,0315#2721,189
1999—#2721,097
1998#11,1387#2651,088
1997#13,7245#2441,228
1996#13,5185#2231,361
1995—#2191,355
1994#8,12210#2101,374
1993#8,7199#1991,528
1992#9,4918#2001,555
1991#11,5096#1831,732
1990#5,28617#1721,788
1989#5,54515#1751,745
1988#4,65318#1611,731
1987#4,85716#1551,810
1986#3,55424#1501,820
1985#3,98320#1491,867
1984#3,61322#1342,069
1983#3,80620#1262,089
1982#4,16718#1322,090
1981#3,73921#1292,096
1980#4,74315#1262,205
1979#3,14726#1232,232
1978#3,09825#1182,168
1977#3,26723#982,637
1976#2,54631#1012,495
1975#3,15522#1112,357
1974#2,75726#992,568
1973#3,01522#952,735
1972#2,82024#972,932
1971#2,29634#933,315
1970#2,24035#863,660
1969#2,29631#793,757
1968#2,09133#763,814
1967#1,82141#744,021
1966#2,58622#774,238
1965#2,46424#814,529
1964#2,04034#784,913
1963#2,36426#785,043
1962#1,75742#755,518
1961#1,89337#715,749
1960#2,01332#695,817
1959#1,76539#695,830
1958#1,93932#735,618
1957#1,68141#775,667
1956#1,79635#785,345
1955#1,64139#785,036
1954#1,98728#745,327
1953#1,78331#725,310
1952#1,71333#725,311
1951#1,70132#625,687
1950#1,57635#555,761
1949#1,60334#536,417
1948#1,64832#506,927
1947#1,19357#447,881
1946#1,61730#427,128
1945#1,31237#416,159
1944#1,20543#416,320
1943#1,30539#426,444
1942#1,43832#475,949
1941#1,38431#455,336
1940#1,34731#444,962
1939#1,47426#434,753
1938#1,26833#454,730
1937#1,16038#454,517
1936#1,26732#464,214
1935#1,19735#474,171
1934#1,07942#563,696
1933#1,19735#642,932
1932#97952#762,461
1931#1,33630#892,126
1930#1,40330#1021,799
1929#1,59824#1151,489
1928#1,39431#1381,226
1927#1,61926#158993
1926#1,54128#166882
1925#1,46631#197708
1924#1,81123#250529
1923#2,46514#268439
1922#2,95811#288381
1921#4,4646#297361
1920#2,59013#325324
1919#2,26415#374239
1918#1,96319#415198
1917#3,3448#426177
1916#2,24614#431172
1915#2,52611#472136
1914#2,6388#478103
1913#1,88311#44294
1912—#43979
1911#2,4635#43245
1910—#35951
1909—#37840
1908—#41333
1907—#42929
1906—#31643
1905—#43025
1904—#39028
1903—#38126
1902—#50718
1901—#45318
1900—#33042
1899—#52114
1898—#50517
1897—#68110
1896—#55114
1895—#60912
1894—#52115
1893—#7059
1892—#7489
1891—#52412
1890—#60311
1889—#9745
1888—#1,0315
1887——
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1884—#7647
1883—#7207
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First appearance
1883

The first year at least five boys were named Jimmy! It came in at #720, and was given to 7 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1885–1889, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Jimmy is popular in 1925

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmy, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmy, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmy, so not publishedNHWashington: #174 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,230 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmy, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #332 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,281 boysMNIllinois: #201 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,846 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmy, so not publishedWIMichigan: #334 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,926 boysMINew York: #297 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 4,556 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmy, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmy, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmy, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #186 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,172 boysSDIowa: #211 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,865 boysIAIndiana: #204 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,839 boysINOhio: #218 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,412 boysOHPennsylvania: #439 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 11,038 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmy, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #115 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 620 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmy, so not publishedUTColorado: #153 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 867 boysCONebraska: #210 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,695 boysNEMissouri: #156 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,098 boysMOKentucky: #248 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,993 boysKYWest Virginia: #127 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 766 boysWVVirginia: #236 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,118 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmy, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmy, so not publishedDEArizona: #136 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 538 boysAZNew Mexico: #119 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 487 boysNMKansas: #140 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 831 boysKSArkansas: #111 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 503 boysARTennessee: #139 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 869 boysTNNorth Carolina: #188 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,136 boysNCSouth Carolina: #291 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,748 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #103 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 468 boysOKLouisiana: #202 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,138 boysLAMississippi: #144 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 830 boysMSAlabama: #126 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 719 boysALGeorgia: #110 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 644 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmy, so not publishedHITexas: #157 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 779 boysTXFlorida: #107 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 550 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Oklahoma#103 · 1 in 468
  2. Florida#107 · 1 in 550
  3. Georgia#110 · 1 in 644
  4. Arkansas#111 · 1 in 503
  5. California#115 · 1 in 620

Best ever in a state: #9 in Arkansas, 1941.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#103491 in 468
Florida#107241 in 550
Georgia#110441 in 644
Arkansas#111361 in 503
California#115591 in 620
New Mexico#11981 in 487
Alabama#126371 in 719
West Virginia#127231 in 766
Arizona#13671 in 538
Tennessee#139281 in 869
Kansas#140191 in 831
Mississippi#144231 in 830
Colorado#153101 in 867
Missouri#156271 in 1,098
Texas#157711 in 779
Washington#17481 in 1,230
South Dakota#18651 in 1,172
North Carolina#188301 in 1,136
Illinois#201321 in 1,846
Louisiana#202171 in 1,138
Indiana#204141 in 1,839
Nebraska#21071 in 1,695
Iowa#211111 in 1,865
Ohio#218221 in 2,412
Virginia#236111 in 2,118
Kentucky#248131 in 1,993
South Carolina#29171 in 2,748
New York#297211 in 4,556
Minnesota#33251 in 4,281
Michigan#33481 in 4,926
Pennsylvania#43981 in 11,038
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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 Jimmy
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 2 spots since 2024 (#848 → #846)
  • 119 spots since 2020 (#727 → #846)
  • 271 spots since 2015 (#575 → #846)
  • Biggest jump: 371 spots in 1890 (#974 → #603)
  • Biggest drop: 224 spots in 1892 (#524 → #748)
Rise & fade · boys
61 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1883
  • Peaked 1944 at #41 (6,320 births)
  • Births halved by 1972, 28 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 45 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 45 yrs · run 1931–1974
  • Top 1,000: 139 yrs · run 1889–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 216
  • Highest: 1 in 216 boys born in 1944 were named Jimmy (0.46%)
  • Latest: 1 in 5,870 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 1940s
  • 22.0% of all boys named Jimmy (63,523) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s24#720 (1883)#872
1890s123#505 (1898)#597
1900s302#316 (1906)#403
1910s1,294#359 (1910)#427
1920s7,332#115 (1929)#220
1930s35,399#43 (1939)#61
1940s63,523#41 (1944)#45
1950s54,892#55 (1950)#71
1960s47,399#69 (1960)#76
1970s27,099#86 (1970)#102
1980s19,522#126 (1980)#144
1990s14,106#172 (1990)#219
2000s10,466#266 (2002)#305
2010s5,380#373 (2010)#531
2020s1,876#727 (2020)#796

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.

Jimmy in 1925

girls
#1,466
31 births · 1 in 39,270 girls
boys
#197
708 births · 1 in 1,576 boys

Top girls' names in 1925

  1. #1Mary70,586
  2. #2Dorothy38,570
  3. #3Betty32,812
  4. #4Helen29,173
  5. #5Margaret24,463
  6. #6Ruth22,247
  7. #7Virginia17,490
  8. #8Doris16,075
  9. #9Mildred14,453
  10. #10Elizabeth13,936
  11. #1,466Jimmy31

Top boys' names in 1925

  1. #1Robert60,895
  2. #2John57,195
  3. #3William53,310
  4. #4James52,680
  5. #5Charles29,580
  6. #6George26,560
  7. #7Joseph24,613
  8. #8Richard23,269
  9. #9Edward20,090
  10. #10Donald19,193
  11. #197Jimmy708
More about 1925

girls

1,217,384 girls got a published name in 1925; 1 in 39,270 of them was named Jimmy, which outranked 74.6% of the 5,771 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jimmy
  1. #1,443Ruthann32
  2. #1,443Shizue32
  3. #1,443Theressa32
  4. #1,466Jimmy31
  5. #1,466Aliene31
  6. #1,466Alleen31
  7. #1,466Almira31
  8. #1,504Akiko30
  9. #1,504Alfred30
  10. #1,504Angelica30

Tied with 37 names at #1,466; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1924
Risers
  1. ↑ 605Nanette#1,475 → #870
  2. ↑ 417Paulina#1,258 → #841
  3. ↑ 353Estela#1,258 → #905
  4. ↑ 323Delois#1,123 → #800
  5. ↑ 313Veola#1,301 → #988
Fallers
  1. ↓ 610Kathlyn#999 → #1,609
  2. ↓ 396Izetta#951 → #1,347
  3. ↓ 355Loma#941 → #1,296
  4. ↓ 345Phylis#880 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 309Eris#728 → #1,037

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

boys

1,115,919 boys got a published name in 1925; 1 in 1,576 of them was named Jimmy, which outranked 96.0% of the 4,867 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jimmy
  1. #194Juan718
  2. #195Julian716
  3. #196Lowell709
  4. #197Jimmy708
  5. #197Alton708
  6. #199Irvin707
  7. #199Lonnie707
  8. #201Tommy705

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

Biggest movers since 1924
Risers
  1. ↑ 548Okey#1,532 → #984
  2. ↑ 494Eddy#1,492 → #998
  3. ↑ 422Terrence#1,223 → #801
  4. ↑ 371Hughie#1,355 → #984
  5. ↑ 363Rexford#1,287 → #924
Fallers
  1. ↓ 444Baxter#916 → #1,360
  2. ↓ 429Adelbert#817 → #1,246
  3. ↓ 407Jonnie#925 → #1,332
  4. ↓ 406Faustino#984 → #1,390
  5. ↓ 387Deward#859 → #1,246

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

See the top 100 for 1925 →