Jimmy
English pet form of James, which came through Latin Iacomus from Hebrew Yaakov, the name rendered elsewhere as Jacob and tied to a word for "heel."
Jimmy in 2025
Jimmy was given to 291 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,732nd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 11,393 babies born.
The history of Jimmy
Jimmy reached its highest point in 1947, when 7,938 babies were given the name, ranking 89th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 82nd, in 1944.
Across the 143 years of records since 1883, 290,955 babies have been named Jimmy. Half of them were born before 1956, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Jimmy by decade
| Decade | Babies named Jimmy | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 24 | 1,485 |
| 1890s | 123 | 1,303 |
| 1900s | 302 | 849 |
| 1910s | 1,385 | 762 |
| 1920s | 7,539 | 263 |
| 1930s | 35,752 | 89 |
| 1940s | 63,889 | 82 |
| 1950s | 55,237 | 118 |
| 1960s | 47,721 | 151 |
| 1970s | 27,367 | 196 |
| 1980s | 19,711 | 259 |
| 1990s | 14,173 | 334 |
| 2000s | 10,476 | 535 |
| 2010s | 5,380 | 786 |
| 2020s | 1,876 | 1,515 |
Where Jimmy is heading
Jimmy has fallen 40% over the past decade, from 488 babies in 2015 to 291 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1947 peak — Jimmy is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Jimmy
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Jimmy.