Jim Name Popularity and Statistics

Jim is Predominantly used for boys. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

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Most Recent Year on Record2025
Total Recorded U.S. Births153,938
First Year on Record1880

Jim popularity by year

YearUsage categoryBirthsRank
2025Boys38#3,128
2024Boys23#4,433
2023Boys27#4,002
2022Boys34#3,412
2021Boys37#3,180
2020Boys40#2,925
2019Boys39#3,052
2018Boys39#2,994
2017Boys37#3,123
2016Boys43#2,783
2015Boys42#2,809
2014Boys63#2,154
2013Boys60#2,182
2012Boys58#2,238
2011Boys61#2,145
2010Boys64#2,100
2009Boys61#2,183
2008Boys88#1,719
2007Boys79#1,830
2006Boys97#1,536
2005Boys92#1,535
2004Boys102#1,394
2003Boys101#1,348
2002Boys117#1,191

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

Peak recorded years

1959 · Boys

5,688 recorded births and rank #70.

1960 · Boys

5,549 recorded births and rank #75.

1961 · Boys

5,352 recorded births and rank #78.

1958 · Boys

4,921 recorded births and rank #87.

Where Jim ranked highest in 2025

State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Highest state rankings for Boys

OH
Rank #1,267 · 5 recorded births

View the complete state-by-state table for Jim