Jimi
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning god will exalt; a form of Jimmy or James.
Jimi by the numbers
In 2025, 8 babies in England and Wales were named Jimi. In the US, 17 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 46 babies in 1971, making it a 1970s name.
Other names that come from James
Like Jimi, each of these traces back to James: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Jamessupplanter; from Jacob14,309 in the US (2017)
- Jamesonson of James; supplanter3,979 in the US (2017)
- Diegosupplanter; a form of James3,095 in the US (2017)
- Jaycehe supplants; a modern respelling of James2,951 in the US (2017)
- Jamisonson of James, supplanter749 in the US (2017)
- Jaimesupplanter; Spanish form of James665 in the US (2017)
- Seamusgod has heard; irish form of James210 in the US (2017)
- Tiagogod is gracious; portuguese form of James67 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jimi. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Jimi
Names that are said the same way as Jimi, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean God
Like Jimi, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Jimi
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