Jimmy
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning god is gracious; a diminutive of James.
How Jimmy has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #575 |
| 2016 | #557 |
| 2017 | #592 |
| 2018 | #654 |
| 2019 | #672 |
| 2020 | #727 |
| 2021 | #756 |
| 2022 | #774 |
| 2023 | #818 |
| 2024 | #859 |
| 2025 | #847 |
Jimmy by the numbers
In 2025, 93 babies in England and Wales were named Jimmy. In the US, 456 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 7,877 babies in 1947, so it is a 1940s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1945, about 1 in 220 American boys born that year was called Jimmy.
Other names that come from James
Like Jimmy, 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 Jimmy. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Jimmy
Names that are said the same way as Jimmy, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Jimigod will exalt; a form of Jimmy or James8 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean God
Like Jimmy, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean grace
Like Jimmy, each of these has grace in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- JohnGod is gracious9,444 in the US (2017)
- JackGod is gracious; from John1,595 in England and Wales (2025)
- Iangod is gracious; a form of john5,012 in the US (2017)
- JaxsonGod is gracious; a form of Jackson4,832 in the US (2017)
- EvanGod is gracious4,795 in the US (2017)
- Milessoldier; merciful3,615 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Jimmy
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