Jimmie
Jimmie is a variation of the given name James.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Jimmie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jimmie is a variation of the given name James.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Jimmie
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Jimmie as a girl name dates back to 1880, when 15 babies received it. 1934 was its biggest year on record, with 614 newborns named Jimmie — #254 in the national rankings. About 24% of every Jimmie on record arrived during the 1930s, its defining decade. Jimmie last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 23K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jimmie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1880, with 24 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1934: 2,837 births, good for #68 nationwide. About 23% of every Jimmie on record arrived during the 1930s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Jimmie ranks #3,938 for boys with 28 births, falling sharply (-39%). All told, over 112K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Jimmie
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About the name Jimmie
Jimmie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 112K births in the dataset. Jimmie's peak popularity came in 1934 when it ranked #68. Use the chart and map above to compare Jimmie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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