Boys' name · since 1988
Jimenez
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Jimenez, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,778 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 1988
- 1980s
- peak decade
16 boys have been named Jimenez since 1988, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jimenez has been recorded 16 times among boys since 1988, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2009.
- #30,778 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 16 born since 1988
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jimenez ranks #30,778 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1988, peaking in the 1980s.
- #30,778 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 1988
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jimenez's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jimenez's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jimenez's full recorded timeline at 1992, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jimenez popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2009
- Peak year (1988)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Jimenez by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (6 births, 38% of the file).
1980s was Jimenez's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Jimenez births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window.
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 6 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Jimenez's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jimenez: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1988–2009 (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 Jimenez 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.