Boy name
Jimmy
Jimmy holds the #846 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 291 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #727 in 2020 to #846 today. Its strongest year on record was 1944 (#41 nationally, 6,320 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1883. The name's biggest fan base is in Arkansas (#353 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#846
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#41
in 1944 (1940s)
Babies in 2025
291
boys named Jimmy
Jimmy popularity, 1880–2025
Where Jimmy is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Arkansas (#353), Kentucky (#422), Nevada (#443)
Uniqueness score
50/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Jimmy in the most recent year of SSA data.
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