Jim

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A few things about Jim you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Jim

Jim Jarmusch

American film director, screenwriter and actor

Choose Jim and your child shares a first name with Jim Jarmusch, an American film director, screenwriter and actor. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Jim, like who?” Jim Jarmusch's Wikipedia article is available in 63 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 45,045 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Jim, 38 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Jim would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryJim has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Jims, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1882, when it ranked #45. Today it's #3,128, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowJim was 2.8× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 16,367 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 45,045.
• 🍂TrendJim has slipped 203 places over the last five years and now sits at #3,128. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningJim is an English form of James, which means “supplanter”. Our records link it to English and Hebrew roots.

About the name Jim

Jim is a boy name of English and Hebrew origin meaning “supplanter”. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, starting with J and ending in “-jim”. US birth records list Jim for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked #45 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #3,128, with 38 babies.

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