Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Jimmy

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
Supplanter
English

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Word

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Jimmy

Pronunciation

j(im)-my

Famous People

President Jimmy Carter, Actor Jimmy Fallon, Actor Jimmy Stewart, Actor Jimmy Smits, Musician Jimmy Buffet, Composer Jimmy Webb, Baseball player Jimmy Collins, Football player Jimym Johnson

Celebrity Babies

Son of George Osmond, Son of Red Adair

More about the name

Jimmy is a masculine given name. It is often used as a diminutive form of the given name James, along with its short form, Jim.
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Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1947 (rank #44, 7,874 births); most recent 2025 (rank #846, 291 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1947 (rank #1193, 57 births); most recent 2002 (rank #15421, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025291–
2024282–
2023298–
2022325–
2021334–
2020340–
2019385–
2018392–
2017460–
2016517–

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 2017 (rank #294, 169 births); most recent 2025 (rank #427, 93 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202593
2024109
2023111
2022112
2021116
2020113
2019130
2018153
2017169
2016151

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 1991 (rank #49, 1,876 births); most recent 2023 (rank #745, 56 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202356
202280
202179
202093
201988
2018129
2017107
2016138
2015161
2014184

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 2009 (rank #257, 19 births); most recent 2025 (rank #276, 15 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202515
202416
202314
202214
202112
20209
201918
201813
201715
201614

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 2017 (rank #490, 6 births); most recent 2025 (rank #560, 5 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
20255
20244
20233
20224
2021–
2020–
20193
2018–
20176
20163

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 #229, 8 births); most recent 2025 (rank #270, 6 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
20256
2024–
20233
20223
20215
20204
20194
20183
20178
20165

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 1960 (rank #144, 21 births); most recent 2017 (rank #477, 7 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
20177
2016–
20155
20147

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