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    The first name Jimmy

    A boy’s name.

    Pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɪmi/ 2 syllables Male

    Meaning and origin

    From Jim + -y.

    Jimmy is a short form of

    .

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 93 boys were named Jimmy, making it the 427th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2017, with 169 births (#294).

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    3,669
    babies named Jimmy, 1996–2025
    #427
    rank in 2025
    2017
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Jimmy with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Jimmy at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 291 boys born in the United States were named Jimmy, the 847th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1947, when 7,881 were.

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    290,955
    babies named Jimmy since 1880
    #847
    rank in 2025
    1947
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Jimmy in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    جِيمِي
    jīmī
    Arabic
    Ջիմի
    J̌imi
    Armenian
    Джими
    Džimi
    Bulgarian
    吉米
    Jímǐ
    Chinese
    ჯიმი
    ǯimi
    Georgian
    Τζίμι
    Tzími
    Greek
    ג׳ימי
    jimi
    Hebrew
    जिमी
    jimī
    Hindi
    Séamaisín
    Irish
    ジミー
    jimī
    Japanese
    지미
    jimi
    Korean
    Džimijs
    Latvian
    Džimis
    Lithuanian
    Tiaguinho
    Portuguese
    Джимми
    Džimmi
    Russian
    Seumaidh
    Scottish Gaelic
    Джиммі
    Džymmi
    Ukrainian

    Spelled Jimmy in Danish and Swedish too.

    Nicknames and spellings

    Other spellings and forms

    Famous people named Jimmy

    191 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jimmy Wales
      Co-founder of Wikipedia (born 1966)
    • Jimmy Connors
      American tennis player (born 1952)
    • Jimmy Morales
      Comedian and former President of Guatemala, born 1969
    • Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
      Dutch association football player and manager, born 1972
    • Jimmy Greaves
      English professional football player (1940-2021)
    • Jimmy Butler
      American basketball player (born 1989)
    • Jimmy Durante
      American actor, comedian and singer (1893–1980)
    • Jimmy Smits
      American actor (born 1955)
    • Jimmy Armfield
      English footballer (1935-2018)
    • Jimmy Bennett
      American actor, born 1996
    • Jimmy Briand
      French footballer (born 1985)
    • Jimmy Cobb
      American jazz drummer (1929–2020)

    Questions

    What does the name Jimmy mean?
    From Jim + -y.
    How popular is the name Jimmy?
    In 2025, 93 boys born in England and Wales were named Jimmy, ranking 427th. Its peak was 2017, with 169 births.
    Is Jimmy a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a boy's name: 99% of the 290,955 US babies named Jimmy since 1880 were boys.
    When was Jimmy most popular?
    1947 in the United States, when 7,881 babies were named Jimmy, its highest rank at 44th.
    How do you pronounce Jimmy?
    Jimmy is /ˈd͡ʒɪmi/, 2 syllables.
    What are other spellings of Jimmy?
    Jimmie and Jimi.