Boys' name · since 1961
Jimbo
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 23 babies named Jimbo, peaking in 1961. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,838 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 23
- born since 1961
- 1960s
- peak decade
23 boys have been named Jimbo since 1961, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Jimbo has 23 recorded births among boys since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 1964.
- #27,838 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 23 born since 1961
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jimbo ranks #27,838 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1961, peaking in the 1960s.
- #27,838 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 23
- born since 1961
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jimbo's 23 recorded births place it above 38.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jimbo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jimbo's SSA record in two at 1963 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1964, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1961 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jimbo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1964
- Peak year (1961)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Jimbo by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (23 births, 100% of the file).
1960s was Jimbo's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Jimbo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 23 births (100% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jimbo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~3 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1961–1964 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jimbo draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.