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.
Which name is more popular? Metric Jim Jimmy Current Rank #4414 #858 Total Births (all years) 153,083 288,433 Peak Year 1959 1947 Peak Year Births 5,687 7,881 Peak Decade 1940ss 1940ss Gender Boy Boy First Recorded Year 1880 1883
Births by Decade Decade Jim Jimmy 1880ss 3,520 24 1890ss 2,841 123 1900ss 2,718 302 1910ss 5,764 1,294 1920ss 10,566 7,332 1930ss 20,823 35,398 1940ss 35,632 63,522 1950ss 26,215 54,891 1960ss 33,198 47,395 1970ss 6,023 27,101 1980ss 2,548 19,522 1990ss 1,607 14,105 2000ss 962 10,466 2010ss 506 5,379 2020ss 160 1,579
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 37 334 2022 34 325 2023 26 298 2024 23 282