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How popular is the name Jimmy?
Births per year, rank history and how many Jimmies are alive today.
Jimmy (male) is a shortened form of the name James (and sometimes of Jamie). Although Jimmy itself was given to 93 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 427th as a registered name), most Jimmies are registered as James, which ranked 42nd in 2025 with 1,211 babies.
Most people called Jimmy 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 31 and 61, and there are at least 610,000 of them alive today. Only some Jameses go by Jimmy.
How many babies are named Jimmy or James each year?
Combined registrations of James, Jimmy. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does James rank as a registered name?
Where does Jimmy 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 Jimmy short for James?
Yes - Jimmy is a shortened form of James. It is also used for Jamie. Jimmies are usually registered as James at birth.
When was the name Jimmy most popular?
The full name James peaked in 1904, when around 19,700 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Jimmy itself peaked as a registered name in 2017, with 169 babies.
How many people are called Jimmy?
There's no official count of people who go by Jimmy, 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 Jimmy.
How old is the typical Jimmy?
Most people called Jimmy are registered as James. Most living Jameses are between 31 and 61; the most common age is about 41.
Is Jimmy becoming more or less popular?
Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.