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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | — | ||
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 1966
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#18 · 1 in 101
- Oklahoma#19 · 1 in 97
- Arkansas#22 · 1 in 100
- Alabama#34 · 1 in 139
- North Carolina#35 · 1 in 147
Best ever in a state: #9 in Arkansas, 1941.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #18 | 212 | 1 in 101 |
| Oklahoma | #19 | 185 | 1 in 97 |
| Arkansas | #22 | 157 | 1 in 100 |
| Alabama | #34 | 220 | 1 in 139 |
| North Carolina | #35 | 293 | 1 in 147 |
| South Carolina | #36 | 144 | 1 in 161 |
| Tennessee | #36 | 230 | 1 in 145 |
| Texas | #36 | 591 | 1 in 170 |
| Georgia | #40 | 257 | 1 in 164 |
| Kentucky | #47 | 141 | 1 in 198 |
| New Mexico | #58 | 40 | 1 in 242 |
| Florida | #60 | 153 | 1 in 312 |
| Louisiana | #68 | 124 | 1 in 285 |
| West Virginia | #68 | 42 | 1 in 338 |
| Arizona | #69 | 49 | 1 in 291 |
| Missouri | #72 | 102 | 1 in 376 |
| Virginia | #87 | 83 | 1 in 446 |
| Kansas | #93 | 36 | 1 in 443 |
| Indiana | #94 | 87 | 1 in 523 |
| Nevada | #100 | 7 | 1 in 479 |
| Delaware | #101 | 7 | 1 in 619 |
| Colorado | #104 | 33 | 1 in 504 |
| California | #107 | 304 | 1 in 545 |
| Ohio | #120 | 120 | 1 in 773 |
| Iowa | #129 | 25 | 1 in 946 |
| Oregon | #139 | 20 | 1 in 749 |
| New Hampshire | #142 | 5 | 1 in 1,099 |
| Rhode Island | #142 | 5 | 1 in 1,537 |
| Illinois | #144 | 110 | 1 in 866 |
| Michigan | #150 | 75 | 1 in 1,055 |
| Washington | #150 | 26 | 1 in 933 |
| Massachusetts | #153 | 26 | 1 in 1,859 |
| Maine | #158 | 7 | 1 in 1,190 |
| Maryland | #159 | 27 | 1 in 1,096 |
| Montana | #160 | 6 | 1 in 884 |
| New York | #167 | 133 | 1 in 1,181 |
| Idaho | #172 | 6 | 1 in 895 |
| Connecticut | #174 | 14 | 1 in 1,703 |
| Utah | #177 | 11 | 1 in 939 |
| New Jersey | #185 | 34 | 1 in 1,650 |
| District of Columbia | #187 | 10 | 1 in 1,252 |
| Pennsylvania | #201 | 43 | 1 in 2,222 |
| Wisconsin | #261 | 10 | 1 in 3,830 |
| Minnesota | #306 | 6 | 1 in 5,309 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| 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
- 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)
- Debuted 1883
- Peaked 1944 at #41 (6,320 births)
- Births halved by 1972, 28 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 45 yrs · run 1931–1974
- Top 1,000: 139 yrs · run 1889–2025
- Highest: 1 in 216 boys born in 1944 were named Jimmy (0.46%)
- Latest: 1 in 5,870 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 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 1966
Top girls' names in 1966
Top boys' names in 1966
More about 1966
girls
1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 76,917 of them was named Jimmy, which outranked 66.1% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,519Wayne23
- #2,519Yolande23
- #2,519Yvetta23
- #2,586Jimmy22
- #2,586Abbe22
- #2,586Alona22
- #2,586Andi22
- #2,668Alica21
- #2,668Allyn21
- #2,668Amyjo21
Tied with 81 names at #2,586; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 421 of them was named Jimmy, which outranked 98.3% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.