Girls' name · since 1966
Jimena
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 17,034 babies named Jimena, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,172 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #578 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 17,034
- born since 1966
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jimena currently ranks #578 among girls' names in America, with 17,034 babies recorded since 1966.
Social Security Administration records show Jimena recorded 17,034 times among girls since 1966, holding rank #578 nationally today, ahead of 97% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #1,172 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #578 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 17,034 born since 1966
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jimena ranks #1,172 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #578 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 17,034 born since 1966, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,172 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #578 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 17,034
- born since 1966
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jimena's 17,034 recorded births place it above 98.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jimena compares
17,034 Top 7% higher than 93% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jimena's all-time total is 45x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jimena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 17,034 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 830 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jimena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jimena's full recorded timeline at 2002, 95% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 5% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 830 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jimena popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 830
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Jimena popularity over time - boys
8 total births recorded since 2004 (Jimena as boys' name)
Jimena by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (7,231 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Jimena's strongest decade.
7,231 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Jimena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 128
1980s
128 births
- 1990s 371
1990s
371 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,698 births
- 2010s
2010s
7,231 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,596 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 7,231 births (42% of all-time use).
How Jimena compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jimena's total volume
Jimena by state
Where Jimena concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,823 | 28.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 3,817 | 22.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 861 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 620 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 589 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 486 | 2.9% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 449 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Washington | | 380 | 2.2% |
4,823 of 17,034 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Jimena appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jimena's data
- Jimena's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (7,231 total births) through the 2020s (3,596) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jimenas (4,823 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jimena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1966–2025 (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 Jimena 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.