Unisex name · since 1953
Jimi
Jimi has 1,241 recorded births since 1953 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,469 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,241
- born since 1953
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jimi sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 1,241 recorded since 1953.
Jimi has 1,241 recorded births among boys since 1953, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2024.
- #4,469 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,241 born since 1953
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jimi ranks #4,469 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,241 born since 1953, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,469 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,241
- born since 1953
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jimi's 1,241 recorded births place it above 90.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jimi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jimi's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1971 peak of 46, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jimi popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2024
- Peak year (1971)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Jimi popularity over time - girls
667 total births recorded since 1944 (Jimi as girls' name)
Jimi by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (324 births, 26% of the file).
1970s was Jimi's strongest decade.
324 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Jimi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 75
1950s
75 births
- 1960s 62
1960s
62 births
- 1970s
1970s
324 births
- 1980s
1980s
210 births
- 1990s
1990s
194 births
- 2000s
2000s
182 births
- 2010s
2010s
135 births
- 2020s 59
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 324 births (26% of all-time use).
How Jimi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jimi's total volume
Jimi by state
Where Jimi concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 124 | 10.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 35 | 2.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.4% |
124 of 1,241 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Jimi's data
- Jimi's decade-level peak was the 1970s (324 total births); usage has since declined to 59 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jimis (124 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jimi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1953–2024 (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 Jimi 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.