Boys' name · peaked in 1944
Jimmy name popularity since 1925
287,020 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Jimmy (0.7% girls, 99.3% boys). Half of them were born in 1957 or earlier, so the typical Jimmy is about 69 years old in 2026. Jimmy peaked in 1944 as the #41 name for boys, and it ranked #847 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 287,020
- Named Jimmy, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #847
- for boys in 2025 (291 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.3% boys
- 2,060 girls · 284,960 boys
- Most popular in
- Arkansas
- 4.54× its national share
Peak year is the year Jimmy made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Jimmy births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1947. Measured as a share of all babies, Jimmy peaked in 1944.
- Fastest rise: Between 1927 and 1932, Jimmy became 2.7× more common.
- Steepest fall: Between 2010 and 2015, its share of baby boys fell by 37%, from 1 in 2,490 to 1 in 3,930.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Jimmy's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Jimmy.
Decade by decade
Babies named Jimmy in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 140 | 5,298 | – |
| 1930s | 353 | 35,399 | #47 |
| 1940s | 366 | 63,523 | #41 |
| 1950s | 345 | 54,892 | #78 |
| 1960s | 322 | 47,399 | #81 |
| 1970s | 268 | 27,099 | #111 |
| 1980s | 189 | 19,522 | #149 |
| 1990s | 67 | 14,106 | #220 |
| 2000s | 10 | 10,466 | #303 |
| 2010s | 0 | 5,380 | #576 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 1,876 | #847 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
38.7% of babies named Jimmy from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Jimmy is most popular
The index compares Jimmy'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 Jimmy.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 4.54× | 13,350 |
| Oklahoma | 3.65× | 13,614 |
| Mississippi | 3.45× | 11,966 |
| Alabama | 3.39× | 17,161 |
| Tennessee | 2.80× | 16,908 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Jimmy and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy (this page) | 284,960 | 1944 |
| Jimmie | 98,732 | 1934 |
| Jimi | 1,241 | 1971 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Jimmy's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Jimmy.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Jimmy (1944).
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