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
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1944 · 6,320 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 45 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 288,737since 1883
Jimmy over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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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
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #846 | 291 | |
| 2024 | — | #848 | 286 | |
| 2023 | — | #820 | 299 | |
| 2022 | — | #777 | 325 | |
| 2021 | — | #756 | 335 | |
| 2020 | — | #727 | 340 | |
| 2019 | — | #673 | 385 | |
| 2018 | — | #654 | 392 | |
| 2017 | — | #593 | 460 | |
| 2016 | — | #555 | 517 | |
| 2015 | — | #575 | 488 | |
| 2014 | — | #522 | 536 | |
| 2013 | — | #480 | 574 | |
| 2012 | — | #462 | 589 | |
| 2011 | — | #418 | 667 | |
| 2010 | — | #373 | 772 | |
| 2009 | — | #368 | 824 | |
| 2008 | — | #355 | 882 | |
| 2007 | — | #332 | 961 | |
| 2006 | — | #324 | 988 | |
| 2005 | — | #303 | 1,086 | |
| 2004 | — | #280 | 1,134 | |
| 2003 | — | #277 | 1,126 | |
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 | #266 | 1,170 |
| 2001 | — | #277 | 1,106 | |
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 | #272 | 1,189 |
| 1999 | — | #272 | 1,097 | |
| 1998 | #11,138 | 7 | #265 | 1,088 |
| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 | #244 | 1,228 |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | #223 | 1,361 |
| 1995 | — | #219 | 1,355 | |
| 1994 | #8,122 | 10 | #210 | 1,374 |
| 1993 | #8,719 | 9 | #199 | 1,528 |
| 1992 | #9,491 | 8 | #200 | 1,555 |
| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 | #183 | 1,732 |
| 1990 | #5,286 | 17 | #172 | 1,788 |
| 1989 | #5,545 | 15 | #175 | 1,745 |
| 1988 | #4,653 | 18 | #161 | 1,731 |
| 1987 | #4,857 | 16 | #155 | 1,810 |
| 1986 | #3,554 | 24 | #150 | 1,820 |
| 1985 | #3,983 | 20 | #149 | 1,867 |
| 1984 | #3,613 | 22 | #134 | 2,069 |
| 1983 | #3,806 | 20 | #126 | 2,089 |
| 1982 | #4,167 | 18 | #132 | 2,090 |
| 1981 | #3,739 | 21 | #129 | 2,096 |
| 1980 | #4,743 | 15 | #126 | 2,205 |
| 1979 | #3,147 | 26 | #123 | 2,232 |
| 1978 | #3,098 | 25 | #118 | 2,168 |
| 1977 | #3,267 | 23 | #98 | 2,637 |
| 1976 | #2,546 | 31 | #101 | 2,495 |
| 1975 | #3,155 | 22 | #111 | 2,357 |
| 1974 | #2,757 | 26 | #99 | 2,568 |
| 1973 | #3,015 | 22 | #95 | 2,735 |
| 1972 | #2,820 | 24 | #97 | 2,932 |
| 1971 | #2,296 | 34 | #93 | 3,315 |
| 1970 | #2,240 | 35 | #86 | 3,660 |
| 1969 | #2,296 | 31 | #79 | 3,757 |
| 1968 | #2,091 | 33 | #76 | 3,814 |
| 1967 | #1,821 | 41 | #74 | 4,021 |
| 1966 | #2,586 | 22 | #77 | 4,238 |
| 1965 | #2,464 | 24 | #81 | 4,529 |
| 1964 | #2,040 | 34 | #78 | 4,913 |
| 1963 | #2,364 | 26 | #78 | 5,043 |
| 1962 | #1,757 | 42 | #75 | 5,518 |
| 1961 | #1,893 | 37 | #71 | 5,749 |
| 1960 | #2,013 | 32 | #69 | 5,817 |
| 1959 | #1,765 | 39 | #69 | 5,830 |
| 1958 | #1,939 | 32 | #73 | 5,618 |
| 1957 | #1,681 | 41 | #77 | 5,667 |
| 1956 | #1,796 | 35 | #78 | 5,345 |
| 1955 | #1,641 | 39 | #78 | 5,036 |
| 1954 | #1,987 | 28 | #74 | 5,327 |
| 1953 | #1,783 | 31 | #72 | 5,310 |
| 1952 | #1,713 | 33 | #72 | 5,311 |
| 1951 | #1,701 | 32 | #62 | 5,687 |
| 1950 | #1,576 | 35 | #55 | 5,761 |
| 1949 | #1,603 | 34 | #53 | 6,417 |
| 1948 | #1,648 | 32 | #50 | 6,927 |
| 1947 | #1,193 | 57 | #44 | 7,881 |
| 1946 | #1,617 | 30 | #42 | 7,128 |
| 1945 | #1,312 | 37 | #41 | 6,159 |
| 1944 | #1,205 | 43 | #41 | 6,320 |
| 1943 | #1,305 | 39 | #42 | 6,444 |
| 1942 | #1,438 | 32 | #47 | 5,949 |
| 1941 | #1,384 | 31 | #45 | 5,336 |
| 1940 | #1,347 | 31 | #44 | 4,962 |
| 1939 | #1,474 | 26 | #43 | 4,753 |
| 1938 | #1,268 | 33 | #45 | 4,730 |
| 1937 | #1,160 | 38 | #45 | 4,517 |
| 1936 | #1,267 | 32 | #46 | 4,214 |
| 1935 | #1,197 | 35 | #47 | 4,171 |
| 1934 | #1,079 | 42 | #56 | 3,696 |
| 1933 | #1,197 | 35 | #64 | 2,932 |
| 1932 | #979 | 52 | #76 | 2,461 |
| 1931 | #1,336 | 30 | #89 | 2,126 |
| 1930 | #1,403 | 30 | #102 | 1,799 |
| 1929 | #1,598 | 24 | #115 | 1,489 |
| 1928 | #1,394 | 31 | #138 | 1,226 |
| 1927 | #1,619 | 26 | #158 | 993 |
| 1926 | #1,541 | 28 | #166 | 882 |
| 1925 | #1,466 | 31 | #197 | 708 |
| 1924 | #1,811 | 23 | #250 | 529 |
| 1923 | #2,465 | 14 | #268 | 439 |
| 1922 | #2,958 | 11 | #288 | 381 |
| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 | #297 | 361 |
| 1920 | #2,590 | 13 | #325 | 324 |
| 1919 | #2,264 | 15 | #374 | 239 |
| 1918 | #1,963 | 19 | #415 | 198 |
| 1917 | #3,344 | 8 | #426 | 177 |
| 1916 | #2,246 | 14 | #431 | 172 |
| 1915 | #2,526 | 11 | #472 | 136 |
| 1914 | #2,638 | 8 | #478 | 103 |
| 1913 | #1,883 | 11 | #442 | 94 |
| 1912 | — | #439 | 79 | |
| 1911 | #2,463 | 5 | #432 | 45 |
| 1910 | — | #359 | 51 | |
| 1909 | — | #378 | 40 | |
| 1908 | — | #413 | 33 | |
| 1907 | — | #429 | 29 | |
| 1906 | — | #316 | 43 | |
| 1905 | — | #430 | 25 | |
| 1904 | — | #390 | 28 | |
| 1903 | — | #381 | 26 | |
| 1902 | — | #507 | 18 | |
| 1901 | — | #453 | 18 | |
| 1900 | — | #330 | 42 | |
| 1899 | — | #521 | 14 | |
| 1898 | — | #505 | 17 | |
| 1897 | — | #681 | 10 | |
| 1896 | — | #551 | 14 | |
| 1895 | — | #609 | 12 | |
| 1894 | — | #521 | 15 | |
| 1893 | — | #705 | 9 | |
| 1892 | — | #748 | 9 | |
| 1891 | — | #524 | 12 | |
| 1890 | — | #603 | 11 | |
| 1889 | — | #974 | 5 | |
| 1888 | — | #1,031 | 5 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | #764 | 7 | |
| 1883 | — | #720 | 7 | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1926
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- New Mexico#75 · 1 in 266
- Oklahoma#76 · 1 in 333
- Arizona#101 · 1 in 378
- Texas#104 · 1 in 470
- Oregon#104 · 1 in 484
Best ever in a state: #9 in Arkansas, 1941.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #75 | 14 | 1 in 266 |
| Oklahoma | #76 | 68 | 1 in 333 |
| Arizona | #101 | 10 | 1 in 378 |
| Arkansas | #104 | 37 | 1 in 495 |
| Oregon | #104 | 12 | 1 in 484 |
| Texas | #104 | 117 | 1 in 470 |
| West Virginia | #106 | 29 | 1 in 605 |
| Georgia | #107 | 46 | 1 in 588 |
| Florida | #115 | 26 | 1 in 587 |
| Colorado | #123 | 13 | 1 in 620 |
| Alabama | #127 | 37 | 1 in 744 |
| California | #129 | 54 | 1 in 681 |
| Tennessee | #133 | 30 | 1 in 799 |
| Idaho | #140 | 6 | 1 in 595 |
| Mississippi | #143 | 25 | 1 in 811 |
| Missouri | #160 | 27 | 1 in 1,092 |
| South Carolina | #167 | 16 | 1 in 1,146 |
| Kansas | #168 | 14 | 1 in 1,082 |
| Washington | #174 | 7 | 1 in 1,347 |
| Indiana | #177 | 17 | 1 in 1,521 |
| Maryland | #178 | 7 | 1 in 1,870 |
| North Carolina | #180 | 31 | 1 in 1,096 |
| Ohio | #180 | 32 | 1 in 1,645 |
| Illinois | #182 | 40 | 1 in 1,448 |
| Kentucky | #185 | 20 | 1 in 1,277 |
| Iowa | #193 | 13 | 1 in 1,534 |
| Nebraska | #209 | 7 | 1 in 1,668 |
| New Jersey | #209 | 10 | 1 in 3,007 |
| Louisiana | #211 | 17 | 1 in 1,170 |
| Virginia | #231 | 12 | 1 in 1,846 |
| Wisconsin | #259 | 8 | 1 in 2,962 |
| Michigan | #265 | 13 | 1 in 3,149 |
| New York | #270 | 25 | 1 in 3,852 |
| Minnesota | #321 | 5 | 1 in 4,300 |
| Pennsylvania | #325 | 14 | 1 in 6,233 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| 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 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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 24 | #720 (1883) | #872 |
| 1890s | 123 | #505 (1898) | #597 |
| 1900s | 302 | #316 (1906) | #403 |
| 1910s | 1,294 | #359 (1910) | #427 |
| 1920s | 7,332 | #115 (1929) | #220 |
| 1930s | 35,399 | #43 (1939) | #61 |
| 1940s | 63,523 | #41 (1944) | #45 |
| 1950s | 54,892 | #55 (1950) | #71 |
| 1960s | 47,399 | #69 (1960) | #76 |
| 1970s | 27,099 | #86 (1970) | #102 |
| 1980s | 19,522 | #126 (1980) | #144 |
| 1990s | 14,106 | #172 (1990) | #219 |
| 2000s | 10,466 | #266 (2002) | #305 |
| 2010s | 5,380 | #373 (2010) | #531 |
| 2020s | 1,876 | #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 1926
girls
#1,541
28 births · 1 in 42,336 girls
boys
#166
882 births · 1 in 1,259 boys
Top girls' names in 1926
Top boys' names in 1926
More about 1926
girls
1,185,401 girls got a published name in 1926; 1 in 42,336 of them was named Jimmy, which outranked 72.6% of the 5,622 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Jimmy
- #1,514Veva29
- #1,514Vicenta29
- #1,514Zadie29
- #1,541Jimmy28
- #1,541Albertina28
- #1,541Albertine28
- #1,541Alean28
- #1,589Arie27
- #1,589Arlys27
- #1,589Armida27
Tied with 47 names at #1,541; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1925
Risers
- ↑ 1,047Janell#1,795 → #748
- ↑ 389Madalyn#1,225 → #836
- ↑ 382Evangelina#1,324 → #942
- ↑ 379Carla#1,252 → #873
- ↑ 351Vilma#1,020 → #669
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,110,505 boys got a published name in 1926; 1 in 1,259 of them was named Jimmy, which outranked 96.6% of the 4,837 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Jimmy
Biggest movers since 1925
Risers
Fallers
- ↓ 531Okey#984 → #1,515
- ↓ 459Florentino#973 → #1,432
- ↓ 407Rexford#924 → #1,331
- ↓ 380Marshal#973 → #1,353
- ↓ 378Coolidge#746 → #1,124
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.