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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201953peak #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.

Show data table
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 1953

  • 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: #319 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,995 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: #208 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 2,024 boysILWisconsin: #329 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,472 boysWIMichigan: #224 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 2,787 boysMINew York: #424 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 9,656 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedRIOregon: #214 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,073 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: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedIAIndiana: #204 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 2,031 boysINOhio: #224 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 2,789 boysOHPennsylvania: #381 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 10,677 boysPANew Jersey: #340 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,830 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #240 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 2,218 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedUTColorado: #248 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,289 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #119 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 781 boysMOKentucky: #108 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 669 boysKYWest Virginia: #163 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,326 boysWVVirginia: #193 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,457 boysVAMaryland: #267 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,553 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedDEArizona: #162 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 825 boysAZNew Mexico: #172 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 879 boysNMKansas: #179 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,224 boysKSArkansas: #82 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 381 boysARTennessee: #126 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 764 boysTNNorth Carolina: #121 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 607 boysNCSouth Carolina: #89 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 368 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #75 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 384 boysOKLouisiana: #84 for boys · 113 births · 1 in 348 boysLAMississippi: #40 for boys · 157 births · 1 in 184 boysMSAlabama: #61 for boys · 129 births · 1 in 300 boysALGeorgia: #95 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 456 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jimmie, so not publishedHITexas: #126 for boys · 187 births · 1 in 635 boysTXFlorida: #108 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 517 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#40 · 1 in 184
  2. Alabama#61 · 1 in 300
  3. Oklahoma#75 · 1 in 384
  4. Arkansas#82 · 1 in 381
  5. Louisiana#84 · 1 in 348

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#401571 in 184
Alabama#611291 in 300
Oklahoma#75641 in 384
Arkansas#82551 in 381
Louisiana#841131 in 348
South Carolina#89831 in 368
Georgia#951031 in 456
Florida#108741 in 517
Kentucky#108531 in 669
Missouri#119581 in 781
North Carolina#121891 in 607
Tennessee#126521 in 764
Texas#1261871 in 635
Arizona#162151 in 825
West Virginia#163171 in 1,326
New Mexico#172131 in 879
Kansas#179191 in 1,224
Virginia#193291 in 1,457
Indiana#204251 in 2,031
Illinois#208501 in 2,024
Oregon#21491 in 2,073
Michigan#224321 in 2,787
Ohio#224371 in 2,789
California#240671 in 2,218
Colorado#24881 in 2,289
Maryland#26781 in 3,553
Washington#31961 in 4,995
Wisconsin#32951 in 8,472
New Jersey#34061 in 8,830
Pennsylvania#381111 in 10,677
New York#424171 in 9,656
Alaska
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Iowa
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 1953

girls
#561
242 births · 1 in 7,774 girls
boys
#167
1,628 births · 1 in 1,211 boys

Top girls' names in 1953

  1. #1Mary64,389
  2. #2Linda61,281
  3. #3Deborah52,199
  4. #4Patricia51,019
  5. #5Susan44,297
  6. #6Barbara38,473
  7. #7Debra36,856
  8. #8Nancy30,620
  9. #9Karen29,858
  10. #10Pamela25,760
  11. #561Jimmie242

Top boys' names in 1953

  1. #1Robert86,243
  2. #2James86,066
  3. #3Michael84,198
  4. #4John80,165
  5. #5David76,119
  6. #6William61,829
  7. #7Richard58,389
  8. #8Thomas47,008
  9. #9Charles38,421
  10. #10Gary36,967
  11. #167Jimmie1,628
More about 1953

girls

1,881,301 girls got a published name in 1953; 1 in 7,774 of them was named Jimmie, which outranked 91.4% of the 6,497 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jimmie
  1. #558Pam245
  2. #559Harriett244
  3. #560Dolly243
  4. #561Jimmie242
  5. #561Darcy242
  6. #561Gilda242
  7. #561Roxie242
  8. #565Leigh241
  9. #566Nikki240
  10. #567Marietta239

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

Biggest movers since 1952
Risers
  1. 2,253Enola#3,201#948
  2. 885Lu#1,368#483
  3. 749Joni#1,046#297
  4. 553Brooke#1,351#798
  5. 531Lorri#1,430#899
Fallers
  1. 274Roseanna#808#1,082
  2. 253Georgie#946#1,199
  3. 218Pandora#783#1,001
  4. 204Fonda#822#1,026
  5. 195Brinda#935#1,130

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

boys

1,972,299 boys got a published name in 1953; 1 in 1,211 of them was named Jimmie, which outranked 96.2% of the 4,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jimmie
  1. #164Brad1,650
  2. #165Reginald1,640
  3. #166Kent1,636
  4. #167Jimmie1,628
  5. #168Chris1,579
  6. #169Manuel1,576
  7. #170Lynn1,555
Biggest movers since 1952
Risers
  1. 1,276Faron#2,251#975
  2. 694Shane#1,213#519
  3. 528Enrico#1,517#989
  4. 441Blaise#1,430#989
  5. 429Robbin#1,268#839
Fallers
  1. 427Durwood#981#1,408
  2. 392Jonnie#939#1,331
  3. 312Elvis#968#1,280
  4. 293Edsel#968#1,261
  5. 292Beverly#766#1,058

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

See the top 100 for 1953