Jim vs Jimmie

Side-by-side comparison of Jim and Jimmie - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Jim

Boy name · Rank #4433

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Name B

Jimmie

Boy name · Rank #3395

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Metric Jim Jimmie
Current Rank #4433 #3395
Total Births (all years) 153,122 112,267
Peak Year 1959 1934
Peak Year Births 5,688 2,837
Peak Decade 1940s 1930s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jim Jimmie
1880s 3,520 273
1890s 2,841 487
1900s 2,718 1,372
1910s 5,764 5,734
1920s 10,566 14,358
1930s 20,823 25,813
1940s 35,632 24,360
1950s 26,215 15,535
1960s 33,201 10,174
1970s 6,021 5,951
1980s 2,547 3,607
1990s 1,607 2,300
2000s 962 1,250
2010s 506 783
2020s 199 270

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jim Jimmie
2014 63 80
2015 42 72
2016 43 69
2017 37 72
2018 39 53
2019 39 51
2020 40 66
2021 37 54
2022 34 39
2023 27 47
2024 23 34
2025 38 30

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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