Jimmy is a very popular boys' name that peaked in 1947 and has since faded.
Jimmy is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #847 for boy births in the United States (and #1,732 across all names), given to 291 babies. Jimmy was first reported in SSA data in 1883 and peaked in 1947 (7,881 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 291 | 291 | — | #847 |
| 2024 | 286 | 286 | — | #850 |
| 2023 | 299 | 299 | — | #821 |
| 2022 | 325 | 325 | — | #778 |
| 2021 | 335 | 335 | — | #756 |
| 2020 | 340 | 340 | — | #727 |
| 2019 | 385 | 385 | — | #673 |
| 2018 | 392 | 392 | — | #654 |
| 2017 | 460 | 460 | — | #594 |
| 2016 | 517 | 517 | — | #557 |
| 2015 | 488 | 488 | — | #576 |
| 2014 | 536 | 536 | — | #522 |
| 2013 | 574 | 582 | — | #480 |
| 2012 | 589 | 589 | — | #463 |
| 2011 | 667 | 673 | — | #418 |
| 2010 | 772 | 772 | — | #373 |
| 2009 | 824 | 824 | — | #368 |
| 2008 | 882 | 882 | — | #355 |
| 2007 | 961 | 969 | — | #332 |
| 2006 | 988 | 997 | — | #325 |
| 2005 | 1,086 | 1,099 | — | #303 |
| 2004 | 1,134 | 1,142 | — | #280 |
| 2003 | 1,126 | 1,138 | — | #278 |
| 2002 | 1,175 | 1,185 | #16,631 | #266 |
| 2001 | 1,106 | 1,121 | — | #277 |
| 2000 | 1,194 | 1,208 | #16,144 | #272 |
| 1999 | 1,097 | 1,117 | — | #272 |
| 1998 | 1,095 | 1,124 | #11,679 | #265 |
| 1997 | 1,233 | — | #14,756 | #244 |
| 1996 | 1,366 | — | #14,489 | #223 |
| 1995 | 1,355 | — | — | #220 |
| 1994 | 1,384 | — | #8,409 | #210 |
| 1993 | 1,537 | — | #9,060 | #199 |
| 1992 | 1,563 | — | #9,889 | #200 |
| 1991 | 1,738 | — | #12,148 | #184 |
| 1990 | 1,805 | — | #5,387 | #172 |
| 1989 | 1,760 | — | #5,663 | #175 |
| 1988 | 1,749 | — | #4,727 | #161 |
| 1987 | 1,826 | — | #4,943 | #155 |
| 1986 | 1,844 | — | #3,589 | #150 |
| 1985 | 1,887 | — | #4,041 | #149 |
| 1984 | 2,091 | — | #3,652 | #134 |
| 1983 | 2,109 | — | #3,867 | #127 |
| 1982 | 2,108 | — | #4,238 | #132 |
| 1981 | 2,117 | — | #3,786 | #129 |
| 1980 | 2,220 | — | #4,825 | #126 |
| 1979 | 2,258 | — | #3,188 | #123 |
| 1978 | 2,193 | — | #3,143 | #118 |
| 1977 | 2,660 | — | #3,313 | #98 |
| 1976 | 2,526 | — | #2,568 | #101 |
| 1975 | 2,379 | — | #3,202 | #111 |
| 1974 | 2,594 | — | #2,787 | #99 |
| 1973 | 2,757 | — | #3,059 | #95 |
| 1972 | 2,956 | — | #2,846 | #97 |
| 1971 | 3,349 | — | #2,307 | #93 |
| 1970 | 3,695 | — | #2,249 | #86 |
| 1969 | 3,788 | — | #2,316 | #79 |
| 1968 | 3,847 | — | #2,103 | #77 |
| 1967 | 4,062 | — | #1,831 | #74 |
| 1966 | 4,260 | — | #2,617 | #77 |
| 1965 | 4,553 | — | #2,497 | #81 |
| 1964 | 4,947 | — | #2,052 | #78 |
| 1963 | 5,069 | — | #2,388 | #78 |
| 1962 | 5,560 | — | #1,767 | #75 |
| 1961 | 5,786 | — | #1,903 | #71 |
| 1960 | 5,849 | — | #2,028 | #69 |
| 1959 | 5,869 | — | #1,774 | #69 |
| 1958 | 5,650 | — | #1,962 | #73 |
| 1957 | 5,708 | — | #1,694 | #77 |
| 1956 | 5,380 | — | #1,814 | #78 |
| 1955 | 5,075 | — | #1,650 | #78 |
| 1954 | 5,355 | — | #2,000 | #74 |
| 1953 | 5,341 | — | #1,800 | #72 |
| 1952 | 5,344 | — | #1,724 | #72 |
| 1951 | 5,719 | — | #1,717 | #62 |
| 1950 | 5,796 | — | #1,589 | #55 |
| 1949 | 6,451 | — | #1,613 | #53 |
| 1948 | 6,959 | — | #1,654 | #50 |
| 1947 | 7,938 | — | #1,196 | #44 |
| 1946 | 7,158 | — | #1,634 | #42 |
| 1945 | 6,196 | — | #1,323 | #41 |
| 1944 | 6,363 | — | #1,211 | #41 |
| 1943 | 6,483 | — | #1,313 | #42 |
| 1942 | 5,981 | — | #1,458 | #47 |
| 1941 | 5,367 | — | #1,400 | #45 |
| 1940 | 4,993 | — | #1,361 | #44 |
| 1939 | 4,779 | — | #1,493 | #43 |
| 1938 | 4,763 | — | #1,278 | #45 |
| 1937 | 4,555 | — | #1,168 | #45 |
| 1936 | 4,246 | — | #1,280 | #46 |
| 1935 | 4,206 | — | #1,212 | #47 |
| 1934 | 3,738 | — | #1,089 | #56 |
| 1933 | 2,967 | — | #1,213 | #64 |
| 1932 | 2,513 | — | #981 | #76 |
| 1931 | 2,156 | — | #1,356 | #89 |
| 1930 | 1,829 | — | #1,418 | #102 |
| 1929 | 1,513 | — | #1,618 | #115 |
| 1928 | 1,257 | — | #1,409 | #138 |
| 1927 | 1,019 | — | #1,646 | #158 |
| 1926 | 910 | — | #1,561 | #166 |
| 1925 | 739 | — | #1,483 | #198 |
| 1924 | 552 | — | #1,836 | #250 |
| 1923 | 453 | — | #2,531 | #268 |
| 1922 | 392 | — | #3,050 | #288 |
| 1921 | 367 | — | #4,766 | #297 |
| 1920 | 337 | — | #2,662 | #325 |
| 1919 | 254 | — | #2,321 | #374 |
| 1918 | 217 | — | #1,994 | #416 |
| 1917 | 185 | — | #3,513 | #427 |
| 1916 | 186 | — | #2,314 | #431 |
| 1915 | 147 | — | #2,615 | #472 |
| 1914 | 111 | — | #2,753 | #478 |
| 1913 | 105 | — | #1,957 | #443 |
| 1912 | 79 | — | — | #442 |
| 1911 | 50 | — | #2,663 | #433 |
| 1910 | 51 | — | — | #361 |
| 1909 | 40 | — | — | #380 |
| 1908 | 33 | — | — | #417 |
| 1907 | 29 | — | — | #431 |
| 1906 | 43 | — | — | #318 |
| 1905 | 25 | — | — | #441 |
| 1904 | 28 | — | — | #398 |
| 1903 | 26 | — | — | #387 |
| 1902 | 18 | — | — | #516 |
| 1901 | 18 | — | — | #458 |
| 1900 | 42 | — | — | #332 |
| 1899 | 14 | — | — | #531 |
| 1898 | 17 | — | — | #515 |
| 1897 | 10 | — | — | #705 |
| 1896 | 14 | — | — | #569 |
| 1895 | 12 | — | — | #626 |
| 1894 | 15 | — | — | #528 |
| 1893 | 9 | — | — | #733 |
| 1892 | 9 | — | — | #771 |
| 1891 | 12 | — | — | #539 |
| 1890 | 11 | — | — | #619 |
| 1889 | 5 | — | — | #1,040 |
| 1888 | 5 | — | — | #1,109 |
| 1884 | 7 | — | — | #817 |
| 1883 | 7 | — | — | #765 |