Boys' name · since 1919
Jimmey
Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 904 babies named Jimmey, peaking in 1946. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,483 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 904
- born since 1919
- 1940s
- peak decade
Jimmey is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 904 have been recorded since 1919.
Jimmey has 904 recorded births among boys since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1988.
- #5,483 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 904 born since 1919
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jimmey ranks #5,483 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 904 born since 1919, peaking in the 1940s.
- #5,483 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 904
- born since 1919
- 1940s
- peak decade
Jimmey's 904 recorded births place it above 87.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Jimmey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jimmey splits its recorded history at 1951: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1946 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jimmey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1988
- Peak year (1946)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Jimmey by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (211 births, 23% of the file).
1940s was Jimmey's strongest decade.
211 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Jimmey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 73
1920s
73 births
- 1930s
1930s
144 births
- 1940s
1940s
211 births
- 1950s
1950s
184 births
- 1960s
1960s
165 births
- 1970s
1970s
98 births
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 211 births (23% of all-time use).
How Jimmey 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 Jimmey's total volume
Jimmey by state
Where Jimmey concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #2 | Arkansas | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
11 of 904 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Jimmey's decade-level peak was the 1940s (211 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jimmeys (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jimmey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1946)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1919–1988 (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 Jimmey 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.