Recorded 1907–1981 Boys' name Peak 1921 200 births

Jimie — boys' name

200 babies named Jimie in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s101910s291920s761930s411940s181960s161970s51980s5
1920s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Jimie was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

15 babies were named Jimie in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jimie

The Social Security Administration has registered 200 babies named Jimie between 1907 and 1981, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jimie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jimie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Jimie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jimie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 200 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jimie at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

200

Since 1907

75 years of records

Peak year

1921

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1907

Recorded for 75 years

Last year on file: 1981

Jimie popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1907

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1921)
15
Annual births at peak — across 75 years of records
05101520 198119611938193219271923191719091907 5

Jimie popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1980 (Jimie as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1980 5

Jimie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
76 births that decade — 38% of Jimie's all-time total
1900s101910s291920s761930s411940s181960s161970s51980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jimie?
200 babies have been named Jimie since 1907. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1921 with 15 births.
When was Jimie most popular?
Jimie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Jimie been used?
Jimie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1907, spanning 75 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Jimie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jimmy, Jim, Jimmie, Jimi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1907–1981 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.