Girls' name · peaked in 2016
Jimena name popularity since 1925
17,042 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Jimena. Half of them were born in 2013 or earlier, so the typical Jimena is about 13 years old in 2026. Jimena peaked in 2016 as the #401 name for girls, and it ranked #578 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 17,042
- Named Jimena, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #578
- for girls in 2025 (515 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 17,034 girls · 8 boys
- Most popular in
- Texas
- 3.03× its national share
Peak year is the year Jimena made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Jimena births per year, 1925–2025
2016 was the biggest year for Jimena both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2001 and 2006, Jimena became 2.4× more common, from 1 in 6,870 baby girls to 1 in 2,840.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Jimena's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Jimena.
Decade by decade
Babies named Jimena in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 5 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 5 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 128 | 0 | #7,876 |
| 1990s | 371 | 0 | #3,176 |
| 2000s | 5,698 | 8 | #387 |
| 2010s | 7,231 | 0 | #457 |
| 2020–25 | 3,596 | 0 | #578 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
50.9% of babies named Jimena from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Jimena is most popular
The index compares Jimena's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Jimena.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 3.03× | 3,817 |
| Arizona | 2.98× | 620 |
| California | 2.83× | 4,823 |
| Colorado | 1.86× | 369 |
| Washington | 1.41× | 380 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Jimena's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Jimena.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Jimena (2016).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data