Jimmy: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced JIM-ee · 2 syllables

From Jim + -y.

How popular is Jimmy?

Jimmy was the #846 name in the US in 2025, given to 291 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 46% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1930.

Babies named Jimmy in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 1930).

Half of US adults named Jimmy are older than 64; most are between 28 and 86. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Jimmy have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Jimmy is pronounced JIM-ee.

Jimmy was the #846 name in the US in 2025, given to 291 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 46% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1930.

Half of US adults named Jimmy are older than 64. Most are between 28 and 86.