Gender
Origin
- English
- Variant of Jacob Supplanter.
Syllables
1
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Jim
Pronunciation
jim
Famous People
Actor Jim Carrey, Puppeteer Jim Henson
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1959 (rank #70, 5,683 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3128, 38 births)
- Girls: peak in 1918 (rank #1690, 23 births); most recent 1984 (rank #10408, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | – |
| 2024 | 23 | – |
| 2023 | 26 | – |
| 2022 | 34 | – |
| 2021 | 37 | – |
| 2020 | 40 | – |
| 2019 | 39 | – |
| 2018 | 39 | – |
| 2017 | 37 | – |
| 2016 | 43 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #680, 23 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2131, 11 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2022 | 13 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2018 | 11 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2016 | 10 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1992 (rank #414, 77 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1207, 28 births)
- Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #2031, 14 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 28 | 14 |
| 2022 | 41 | 8 |
| 2021 | 40 | 6 |
| 2020 | 31 | 4 |
| 2019 | 24 | – |
| 2018 | 20 | – |
| 2017 | 26 | – |
| 2016 | 29 | – |
| 2015 | 14 | – |
| 2014 | 29 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #242, 19 births); most recent 2025 (rank #298, 14 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 |
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | 19 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2016 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1976 (rank #182, 9 births); most recent 2024 (rank #727, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #363, 4 births); most recent 2018 (rank #416, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1964 (rank #212, 10 births); most recent 1990 (rank #432, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence