Recorded 1915–1964 Girls' name Peak 1943 496 births

Jimmye — girls' name

496 babies named Jimmye in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1943. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s341920s1121930s1351940s1521950s581960s5
1940s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Jimmye was born in this single decade.

1943
Single peak year

23 babies were named Jimmye in 1943 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jimmye

The Social Security Administration has registered 496 babies named Jimmye between 1915 and 1964, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jimmye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1943, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jimmye performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 152 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jimmye shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 65 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi and Oklahoma. In total, SSA state-level files list Jimmye in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jimmye 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 496 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.

Jimmye at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

496

Since 1915

50 years of records

Peak year

1943

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1915

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 1964

Jimmye popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1915

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1943)
23
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
0510152025 19641952194519391933192719211915 8

Jimmye popularity over time — boys

22 total births recorded since 1929 (Jimmye as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 22 births
4.555.566.577.5 1953194619431929 5

Jimmye by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
152 births that decade — 31% of Jimmye's all-time total
1910s341920s1121930s1351940s1521950s581960s5

Jimmye by state

Where Jimmye concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Jimmye
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
65 13.1%
#2 Mississippi
5 1.0%
#3 Oklahoma
5 1.0%
Texas share of Jimmye's total US births 13.1%
Even split

65 of 496 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jimmye?
496 babies have been named Jimmye since 1915. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1943 with 23 births.
When was Jimmye most popular?
Jimmye was most popular in the 1940s decade with 152 total births. The single peak year was 1943.
Where is Jimmye most popular?
The top states for the name Jimmye are Texas (65 births), Mississippi (5 births), Oklahoma (5 births).
How long has the name Jimmye been used?
Jimmye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 50 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Jimmye?
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.

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, 1915–1964 (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.