Jimmy

Meaning and origin of Jimmy

Popularity of Jimmy in France since 1986

• It peaked in 1991.
• Over recent years, Jimmy has been falling (−8.6% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Jimmy every 54 schools, all spellings combined.

Jimmy in English-speaking countries

Jimmy ranks 280^th in Ireland, against 821^st in France.

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  280^th boys’ name45 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,596

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  386^th boys’ name313 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,640−2.8% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  384^th boys’ name9 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,830

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  488^th boys’ name16 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,078

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  614^th boys’ name12 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,995

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  835^th boys’ name876 babies in 3 years1 boy in 5,869−4% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  1,126^th boys’ name23 babies in 3 years1 boy in 7,389

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada).

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Jimy5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Jimmy

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• Daryl
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• Mayson
• Tomy
• Nelson
• Edmond
• Manny
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