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How popular is Jim?
#3,127 boy name in 2025
38 baby boys were named Jim in the US in 2025, making it the 3127th most popular boy name.
77,756living people named Jim (est.)
67median age of people named Jim
153,938babies named Jim since 1880
1 in 87,246US babies born in 2025
Jim popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,127 for boys (▲ 1303 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 38 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-10% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,808 in 2015, #2,924 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1959 (5,688 boys) |
| Highest rank | #45 in 1882 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Jim is most popular
Babies named Jim per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (8 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Jim by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,520 | #45 |
| 1890s | 2,841 | #62 |
| 1900s | 2,718 | #68 |
| 1910s | 5,764 | #100 |
| 1920s | 10,566 | #132 |
| 1930s | 20,823 | #75 |
| 1940s | 35,632 | #68 |
| 1950s | 26,215 | #70 |
| 1960s | 33,201 | #75 |
| 1970s | 6,021 | #204 |
| 1980s | 2,547 | #466 |
| 1990s | 1,607 | #683 |
| 2000s | 962 | #1,150 |
| 2010s | 506 | #2,099 |
| 2020s | 199 | #2,924 |
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Questions
- Is Jim a boy or girl name?
- Jim is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Jim were boys.
- How popular is the name Jim?
- 38 baby boys were named Jim in the US in 2025, making it the 3127th most popular boy name.
- When was Jim most popular?
- Jim peaked in 1959, when 5,688 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #45 in 1882.
- How many people are named Jim?
- 153,938 babies have been named Jim in the US since 1880. We estimate about 77,756 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 67.
- Where is Jim most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Jim was most common in Ohio, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.