Jimmy
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning god is gracious; a diminutive of James.
Babies a year
93
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#847
up from #859
UK popularity
#427
93 babies · down from #382
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 |
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. Its US peak was 7,877 in 1947.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Jimmy was most common in 1945, when it went to 0.45% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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