Jimmie
Jimmie was the 3700th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 1934, when it ranked 68th with 2,837 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,695 places. More babies were named Jimmie in the 1930s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Jimmy) pet form of James · English, Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #3,700 boys, down 1,578 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 30boys
- Girls and boys
- 9% girls, 91% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19342,837 babies
- Total since 1880
- 135,266babies recorded
What does the name Jimmie mean?
Jimmie is a spelling of Jimmy, pronounced the same way, so it shares Jimmy's meaning and origin.
Jimmy is a pet form of Jim, the short form of James, made with the English -y ending. James comes from Late Latin Iacomus, a form of Iacobus, from Hebrew Yaʿaqov (Jacob). In Genesis 25:26 Jacob is born holding his twin's heel (ʿaqev), and the name is explained by that wordplay. It has been used as an independent name since the 19th century; President Jimmy Carter was born James Earl Carter.
Jim (English, “short form of James”)יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿaqov) (Biblical Hebrew, “Jacob”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: James, Jim, Jimmie, Jamie.
See also: Hebrew names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jimmy', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Jacob', DMNES (Durham University)
- Hebrew Bible, Genesis 25:26 (Sefaria, with JPS translation), Sefaria
Jimmie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,961 | #3,700 | 5 | 30 |
| 2020 | #14,191 | #2,122 | 6 | 66 |
| 2010 | — | #1,476 | — | 111 |
| 2000 | #8,252 | #954 | 12 | 160 |
| 1990 | #5,958 | #555 | 15 | 332 |
| 1980 | #2,455 | #363 | 39 | 484 |
| 1970 | #1,198 | #266 | 95 | 817 |
| 1960 | #1,007 | #216 | 114 | 1,305 |
| 1950 | #488 | #141 | 274 | 1,901 |
| 1940 | #288 | #86 | 478 | 2,408 |
| 1930 | #261 | #86 | 575 | 2,255 |
| 1920 | #332 | #147 | 385 | 1,024 |
| 1910 | #349 | #125 | 130 | 259 |
| 1900 | #339 | #178 | 98 | 118 |
| 1890 | #375 | #297 | 45 | 34 |
| 1880 | #440 | #352 | 15 | 24 |
How popular is Jimmie, counting every spelling?
Jimmie is a spelling of Jimmy, a name family that ranked #770 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,700 for Jimmie on its own. Together these spellings went to 321 boys in 2025.
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jimmie?
30 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jimmie (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jimmie born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 280 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jimmie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jimmie?
About 45,200 people born in the US named Jimmie are alive today, with a median age of 68; half are between 54 and 78. That makes Jimmie a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jimmie by state
How common Jimmie was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jimmie: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jimmie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jimmie
What does Jimmie mean?
Jimmie is a spelling of Jimmy, which means “pet form of James” (English, Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Jimmie?
Jimmie was the 3700th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 1934, when it ranked 68th with 2,837 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,695 places. More babies were named Jimmie in the 1930s than in any other decade.
Is Jimmie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 9% girls, 91% boys given the name Jimmie in the US.
Where is Jimmie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jimmie was most common in Texas (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and California.