Jim vs Jimmy

Side-by-side comparison of Jim and Jimmy - 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

Jimmy

Boy name · Rank #849

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Metric Jim Jimmy
Current Rank #4433 #849
Total Births (all years) 153,122 288,737
Peak Year 1959 1947
Peak Year Births 5,688 7,881
Peak Decade 1940s 1940s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1883

Births by Decade

Decade Jim Jimmy
1880s 3,520 24
1890s 2,841 123
1900s 2,718 302
1910s 5,764 1,294
1920s 10,566 7,332
1930s 20,823 35,399
1940s 35,632 63,523
1950s 26,215 54,892
1960s 33,201 47,399
1970s 6,021 27,099
1980s 2,547 19,522
1990s 1,607 14,106
2000s 962 10,466
2010s 506 5,380
2020s 199 1,876

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jim Jimmy
2014 63 536
2015 42 488
2016 43 517
2017 37 460
2018 39 392
2019 39 385
2020 40 340
2021 37 335
2022 34 325
2023 27 299
2024 23 286
2025 38 291

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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