Jimmie

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

⭐ Famous Jimmie

Jimmie Johnson

American racing driver

Choose Jimmie and your child shares a first name with Jimmie Johnson, an American racing driver. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Jimmie, like who?” Jimmie Johnson's Wikipedia article is available in 100 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 56,818 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Jimmie, 30 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Jimmie would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryJimmie has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Jimmies, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1934, when it ranked #68. Today it's #3,658, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowJimmie was 4.6× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 12,270 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 56,818.
• 🍂TrendJimmie has slipped 1,545 places over the last five years and now sits at #3,658. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• ⚖️Boy or girlJimmie is given to both boys and girls: 86% of the 35 babies named Jimmie in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningJimmie is an English form of James, which means “supplanter”. Our records link it to English and Hebrew roots.

About the name Jimmie

Jimmie is a boy name of English and Hebrew origin meaning “supplanter”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with J and ending in “-mie”. US birth records list Jimmie for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1934, when it ranked #68 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #3,658, with 30 babies.

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