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How popular is the name Jimi?
Births per year, rank history and how many Jimis are alive today.
Jimi (male) is a shortened form of the name James. Although Jimi itself was given to 8 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 2664th as a registered name), most Jimis are registered as James, which ranked 42nd in 2025 with 1,211 babies.
Most people called Jimi are registered as James, and share that name's profile: the James you are most likely to meet is around 41 years old. Half of all Jameses born in England and Wales are between 32 and 61, and there are at least 610,000 of them alive today. Only some Jameses go by Jimi.
How many babies are named Jimi or James each year?
Combined registrations of James, Jimi. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does James rank as a registered name?
Where does Jimi rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Jimi short for James?
Yes - Jimi is a shortened form of James. Jimis are usually registered as James at birth.
When was the name Jimi most popular?
The full name James peaked in 1904, when around 19,700 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Jimi itself peaked as a registered name in 2010, with 30 babies.
How many people are called Jimi?
There's no official count of people who go by Jimi, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 610,000 people registered as James born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Jimi.
How old is the typical Jimi?
Most people called Jimi are registered as James. Most living Jameses are between 32 and 61; the most common age is about 41.
Is Jimi becoming more or less popular?
Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.