How Many People Are Named Jimmy?
people named Jimmy are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,839 people in the US has this name
Based on 290,955 babies named Jimmy in Social Security records from 1883 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
7,938 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Diminutive of JAMES.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Jimmy in English. Counting Jimmy and these spellings together, about 241,786 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Jimmy, 0.7% were girls and 99.3% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Jimmy alive today is about 57 years old, and 53% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 44 and 72 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Jimmy first appears in the records in 1883 and was given most often in 1947, to 7,938 babies. In 2025, 291 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1883 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Jimmy never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #41, in 1944 to 1945, and it was in the top 100 in 45 years between 1931 and 1977. In 2025 it ranked #847.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #847 |
| Best rank | #41 (1944 to 1945) |
| Years in the top 100 | 45 (1931 to 1977) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #46 in the 1940s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Jimmy alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Jimmy were born in Texas than in any other state: about 26,597 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Jimmy was given 3.9 times as often in Arkansas, 3.4 times in Oklahoma and 3 times in Alabama.
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