US rank #11212 Girls' name Peak 2013 146 births

Jimma — #11212 US girls' name

146 babies named Jimma in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s51980s52000s82010s902020s33
#11212
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 37% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Jimma was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

16 babies were named Jimma in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jimma

The Social Security Administration has registered 146 babies named Jimma between 1953 and 2024, spanning 72 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jimma currently holds the #11212 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jimma performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jimma shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jimma 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 146 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.

Jimma at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

146

Since 1953

72 years of records

Peak year

2013

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,212

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1953

Recorded for 72 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jimma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1953

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
16
Annual births at peak — across 72 years of records
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Jimma by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
90 births that decade — 62% of Jimma's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jimma?
146 babies have been named Jimma since 1953. It currently ranks #11212 among girls. The peak year was 2013 with 16 births.
When was Jimma most popular?
Jimma was most popular in the 2010s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Jimma been used?
Jimma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 72 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jimma?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jimmie, Jimena, Jimmy, Jim, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1953–2024 (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.