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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201993peak #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
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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 1993

  • 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: #254 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,644 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: #339 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,719 boysMNIllinois: #296 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 2,037 boysILWisconsin: #535 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,227 boysWIMichigan: #461 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 4,551 boysMINew York: #219 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 1,481 boysNYMassachusetts: #177 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,464 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmy, so not publishedRIOregon: #304 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,138 boysORNevada: #209 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,141 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmy, so not publishedSDIowa: #242 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,948 boysIAIndiana: #293 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,579 boysINOhio: #295 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 2,671 boysOHPennsylvania: #416 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 4,456 boysPANew Jersey: #233 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,821 boysNJConnecticut: #218 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,849 boysCTCalifornia: #150 for boys · 378 births · 1 in 729 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmy, so not publishedUTColorado: #326 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,433 boysCONebraska: #226 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,650 boysNEMissouri: #256 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,982 boysMOKentucky: #144 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 920 boysKYWest Virginia: #115 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 585 boysWVVirginia: #282 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,956 boysVAMaryland: #410 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,802 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmy, so not publishedDEArizona: #204 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,061 boysAZNew Mexico: #148 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 674 boysNMKansas: #261 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,744 boysKSArkansas: #103 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 446 boysARTennessee: #158 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 984 boysTNNorth Carolina: #119 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 724 boysNCSouth Carolina: #143 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 745 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #110 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 527 boysOKLouisiana: #237 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,170 boysLAMississippi: #96 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 440 boysMSAlabama: #175 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 996 boysALGeorgia: #126 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 687 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmy, so not publishedHITexas: #153 for boys · 215 births · 1 in 712 boysTXFlorida: #197 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 1,155 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#96 · 1 in 440
  2. Arkansas#103 · 1 in 446
  3. Oklahoma#110 · 1 in 527
  4. West Virginia#115 · 1 in 585
  5. North Carolina#119 · 1 in 724

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#96361 in 440
Arkansas#103321 in 446
Oklahoma#110371 in 527
West Virginia#115171 in 585
North Carolina#119621 in 724
Georgia#126701 in 687
South Carolina#143291 in 745
Kentucky#144261 in 920
New Mexico#148171 in 674
California#1503781 in 729
Texas#1532151 in 712
Tennessee#158351 in 984
Alabama#175261 in 996
Massachusetts#177271 in 1,464
Florida#197761 in 1,155
Arizona#204291 in 1,061
Nevada#20981 in 1,141
Connecticut#218111 in 1,849
New York#219871 in 1,481
Nebraska#22661 in 1,650
New Jersey#233281 in 1,821
Louisiana#237251 in 1,170
Iowa#24291 in 1,948
Washington#254211 in 1,644
Missouri#256181 in 1,982
Kansas#26191 in 1,744
Virginia#282211 in 1,956
Indiana#293151 in 2,579
Ohio#295281 in 2,671
Illinois#296421 in 2,037
Oregon#30491 in 2,138
Colorado#326101 in 2,433
Minnesota#33981 in 3,719
Maryland#41081 in 3,802
Pennsylvania#416171 in 4,456
Michigan#461141 in 4,551
Wisconsin#53551 in 6,227
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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 1993

girls
#8,719
9 births · 1 in 201,008 girls
boys
#199
1,528 births · 1 in 1,284 boys

Top girls' names in 1993

  1. #1Jessica34,993
  2. #2Ashley34,849
  3. #3Sarah24,257
  4. #4Samantha23,668
  5. #5Emily23,596
  6. #6Brittany21,725
  7. #7Taylor21,270
  8. #8Amanda20,811
  9. #9Elizabeth17,559
  10. #10Stephanie17,186
  11. #8,719Jimmy9

Top boys' names in 1993

  1. #1Michael49,571
  2. #2Christopher38,237
  3. #3Matthew35,782
  4. #4Joshua33,590
  5. #5Tyler29,800
  6. #6Brandon28,735
  7. #7Daniel28,698
  8. #8Nicholas28,114
  9. #9Jacob27,487
  10. #10Andrew27,326
  11. #199Jimmy1,528
More about 1993

girls

1,809,072 girls got a published name in 1993; 1 in 201,008 of them was named Jimmy, which outranked 44.8% of the 15,801 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jimmy
  1. #8,052Zaria10
  2. #8,052Zinnia10
  3. #8,052Zoua10
  4. #8,719Jimmy9
  5. #8,719Aarion9
  6. #8,719Abrina9
  7. #8,719Adama9
  8. #9,559Aarin8
  9. #9,559Aashna8
  10. #9,559Abreanna8

Tied with 839 names at #8,719; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. ↑ 12,442Coraima#13,317 → #875
  2. ↑ 5,624Kadijah#6,314 → #690
  3. ↑ 3,307Kalene#4,236 → #929
  4. ↑ 1,413Deyanira#2,351 → #938
  5. ↑ 979Halle#1,713 → #734
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,120Latifah#802 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 747Shanae#662 → #1,409
  3. ↓ 520Jaleesa#792 → #1,312
  4. ↓ 487Brianda#777 → #1,264
  5. ↓ 417Chynna#941 → #1,358

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

boys

1,961,328 boys got a published name in 1993; 1 in 1,284 of them was named Jimmy, which outranked 98.0% of the 10,170 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jimmy
  1. #196Lawrence1,551
  2. #197Preston1,545
  3. #198Jackson1,539
  4. #199Jimmy1,528
  5. #200Colby1,519
  6. #201Russell1,517
  7. #202Noah1,504
Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,880Savon#6,670 → #790
  2. ↑ 2,006Jordy#2,834 → #828
  3. ↑ 662Austyn#1,598 → #936
  4. ↑ 471Devaughn#1,395 → #924
  5. ↑ 454Mikal#1,294 → #840
Fallers
  1. ↓ 329Channing#887 → #1,216
  2. ↓ 307Garth#658 → #965
  3. ↓ 252Earnest#911 → #1,163
  4. ↓ 241Armand#987 → #1,228
  5. ↓ 240Spenser#831 → #1,071

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

See the top 100 for 1993 →