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Baby name

Jimmy

Boy

Origin of the name

Jimmy is a pet form of James.

Classic name

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1947 was its best year: 7,881 births, or 1 baby in 457. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 140 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 846.
288,737births since 1880
1940sgeneration
No. 44rank at its peak, in 1947

Where babies named Jimmy are born

1947

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The darker the blue, the more common Jimmy is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Jimmy is most common in Arkansas (4.3 times), Oklahoma (3.5) and Mississippi (3.3), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Names from the same era

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