Jimmy

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Jimmy: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Jimmy: Recorded since 1957, it reached #216 in 1991, and it stood at #286 in 2025.

5registrars recorded it
131times a registrar ranked it
69years from first to last
#216highest recorded position
26groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Jimmy's record

Moved 189 places between two consecutive years — its largest recorded change. Names by largest single-year move

Region

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#305
1997	#318
1998	#285
1999	#335
2000	#304
2001	#309
2002	#330
2003	#254
2004	#240
2005	#251
2006	#289
2007	#261
2008	#312
2009	#293
2010	#307
2011	#294
2012	#295
2013	#323
2014	#285
2015	#329
2016	#319
2017	#294
2018	#310
2019	#341
2020	#377
2021	#383
2022	#379
2023	#370
2024	#382

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 37 of the 60 years from 1966 to 2025.

In 2024: #267 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #382 among boys in England and Wales, #619 among boys in Scotland.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1957–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1957
First recorded at #398 among boys in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1966–2025
Highest recorded position: #216 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1991 (recorded 1966–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #286 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Jimmy appears in 4 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Norway · Boys, which has ranked it in 53 years beginning in 1957, and has registered 627 births with the name.

Jimmy across 4 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Jimmy's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#256 (1966)	#216 (1991)	#286 (2025)	37 of 60	363 (1966–2025)	19 (2009)
Norway · Boys	#398 (1957)	#218 (1981)	#547 (2011)	53 of 55	627 (1957–2011)	25 (1978)
England and Wales · Boys	#305 (1996)	#240 (2004)	#382 (2024)	29 of 29	3,576 (1996–2024)	169 (2017)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#282 (2006)	#229 (2017)	#395 (2023)	11 of 18	46 (2006–2023)	8 (2017)

Jimmy by decade in Norway · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Jimmy in Norway · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1950s	9	2 of 10	5
1960s	75	10 of 10	8
1970sbusiest	177	10 of 10	18
1980s	166	10 of 10	17
1990s	126	10 of 10	13
2000s	65	9 of 10	7
2010s	9	2 of 10	5

Across Norway · Boys, the 1970s were its busiest decade, averaging 18 births a year.

See the names Norwayhas recorded the most births with →

Jimmy appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1957 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #216 in Republic of Ireland in 1991.

Jimmy's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#382	109	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#370	111	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#379	112	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#383	116	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#377	113	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#341	130	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#310	153	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#294	169	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#319	151	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#329	142	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#285	162	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#323	130	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#295	155	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#294	150	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#307	145	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#293	145	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#312	129	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#261	155	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#289	124	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#251	137	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#240	136	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#254	122	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#330	80	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#309	88	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#304	89	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#335	76	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#285	91	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#318	76	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#305	80	High	Verified
2023	Northern Ireland	male	#395	3	High	Verified
2022	Northern Ireland	male	#414	3	High	Verified
2021	Northern Ireland	male	#326	5	High	Verified
2020	Northern Ireland	male	#334	4	High	Verified
2019	Northern Ireland	male	#365	4	High	Verified
2018	Northern Ireland	male	#416	3	High	Verified
2017	Northern Ireland	male	#229	8	High	Verified
2016	Northern Ireland	male	#320	5	High	Verified
2014	Northern Ireland	male	#398	3	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	male	#343	4	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	male	#282	4	High	Verified
2011	Norway	male	#547	4	High	Verified
2010	Norway	male	#507	5	High	Verified
2009	Norway	male	#488	6	High	Verified
2008	Norway	male	#382	10	High	Verified
2007	Norway	male	#448	7	High	Verified
2006	Norway	male	#376	9	High	Verified
2004	Norway	male	#446	6	High	Verified
2003	Norway	male	#431	7	High	Verified
2002	Norway	male	#478	5	High	Verified
2001	Norway	male	#365	9	High	Verified
2000	Norway	male	#463	6	High	Verified
1999	Norway	male	#384	9	High	Verified
1998	Norway	male	#301	14	High	Verified
1997	Norway	male	#360	10	High	Verified
1996	Norway	male	#479	6	High	Verified
1995	Norway	male	#342	12	High	Verified
1994	Norway	male	#308	14	High	Verified
1993	Norway	male	#360	11	High	Verified
1992	Norway	male	#278	18	High	Verified
1991	Norway	male	#307	16	High	Verified
1990	Norway	male	#301	16	High	Verified
1989	Norway	male	#263	20	High	Verified
1988	Norway	male	#424	10	High	Verified
1987	Norway	male	#262	19	High	Verified
1986	Norway	male	#266	21	High	Verified
1985	Norway	male	#336	14	High	Verified
1984	Norway	male	#332	14	High	Verified
1983	Norway	male	#316	15	High	Verified
1982	Norway	male	#314	15	High	Verified
1981	Norway	male	#218	24	High	Verified
1980	Norway	male	#323	14	High	Verified
1979	Norway	male	#245	21	High	Verified
1978	Norway	male	#223	25	High	Verified
1977	Norway	male	#241	20	High	Verified
1976	Norway	male	#229	23	High	Verified
1975	Norway	male	#265	18	High	Verified
1974	Norway	male	#275	17	High	Verified
1973	Norway	male	#252	20	High	Verified
1972	Norway	male	#347	12	High	Verified
1971	Norway	male	#362	11	High	Verified
1970	Norway	male	#380	10	High	Verified
1969	Norway	male	#329	12	High	Verified
1968	Norway	male	#360	10	High	Verified
1967	Norway	male	#341	10	High	Verified
1966	Norway	male	#462	6	High	Verified
1965	Norway	male	#407	7	High	Verified
1964	Norway	male	#485	5	High	Verified
1963	Norway	male	#481	5	High	Verified
1962	Norway	male	#386	7	High	Verified
1961	Norway	male	#397	6	High	Verified
1960	Norway	male	#382	7	High	Verified
1958	Norway	male	#463	4	High	Verified
1957	Norway	male	#398	5	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	male	#286	15	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#267	16	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#303	14	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#306	14	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#336	12	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#402	9	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#257	18	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#318	13	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	male	#296	15	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#313	14	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#355	11	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#302	15	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#282	16	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#354	11	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#289	16	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#354	11	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#257	19	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#328	12	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#435	6	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#271	12	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#231	14	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	male	#299	8	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#337	6	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	male	#292	7	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	male	#273	7	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#312	5	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	male	#330	4	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	male	#334	3	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	male	#299	4	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	male	#275	5	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	male	#337	3	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	male	#216	8	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	male	#235	6	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	male	#250	5	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#324	3	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	male	#321	3	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	male	#256	3	High	Verified
2024	Scotland	male	#619	4	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 5 registrars between 1957 and 2025, ranked in 68 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #216, first reached in 1991.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 169 births, registered in England and Wales in 2017.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1966, and 67 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 5 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Marco · #214, 65y
Aida · #237, 69y
Rudi · #193, 64y
Peggy · #240, 65y

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1950 and 1959.

Ann-Helen · #216, 47y
Benthe · #216, 25y
Hussein · #216, 65y
Ole-Martin · #216, 38y

Jimmy was ranked #216 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 1991. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Jimmy and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Jimmy without appearing here.

Jimmy moved ahead of

Andreas Compare
In 2008 they stood at #435 and #435 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2009 that had become #257 and #701.
Taylor Compare
In 2013 they stood at #282 and #282 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2014 that had become #302 and #609.
Garry Compare
In 2005 they stood at #299 and #299 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2006 that had become #271 and #493.
Stig Compare
In 2005 they stood at #446 and #341 in Norway · Boys; by 2006 that had become #376 and #563.

Moved ahead of Jimmy

Blake Compare
In 2006 they stood at #271 and #282 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2007 that had become #435 and #180.
Aaron Compare
In 2001 they stood at #365 and #400 in Norway · Boys; by 2002 that had become #478 and #263.
Phillip Compare
In 1999 they stood at #384 and #487 in Norway · Boys; by 2000 that had become #463 and #254.
Mason Compare
In 2006 they stood at #271 and #493 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2007 that had become #435 and #241.

Moved the opposite way to Jimmy

Alex Compare
Between 1960 and 2011 in Norway · Boys, Jimmy went from #382 to #547 while Alex went from #395 to #169.
Markus Compare
Between 1960 and 2011 in Norway · Boys, Jimmy went from #382 to #547 while Markus went from #457 to #34.
Filip Compare
Between 1962 and 2011 in Norway · Boys, Jimmy went from #386 to #547 while Filip went from #489 to #42.
Max Compare
Between 1962 and 2011 in Norway · Boys, Jimmy went from #386 to #547 while Max went from #460 to #64.

Moved the same way as Jimmy

Jakob Compare
Between 2001 and 2020 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Jimmy went from #273 to #402 and Jakob from #317 to #556.
Aaron Compare
Between 2006 and 2023 in Northern Ireland · Boys, Jimmy went from #282 to #395 and Aaron from #18 to #161.
Adam Compare
Between 2006 and 2023 in Northern Ireland · Boys, Jimmy went from #282 to #395 and Adam from #6 to #60.
Alan Compare
Between 2006 and 2023 in Northern Ireland · Boys, Jimmy went from #282 to #395 and Alan from #199 to #348.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1957 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #216 in Republic of Ireland in 1991. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Jimmy

Jimmy at a glance

What stands out in Jimmy's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Jimmy across 4 official records

Jimmy by decade in Norway · Boys

Jimmy appears in

Popularity data

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Jimmy and the names beside it

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Jimmy at a glance

What stands out in Jimmy's record

Jimmy across 4 official records

Jimmy by decade in Norway · Boys

Jimmy appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

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Also first recorded in the 1950s

Names published alongside Jimmy

Jimmy and the names beside it

Jimmy moved ahead of

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