Jimmy
Meaning
an English nickname for James, from the Hebrew Yaakov, the same root as Jacob, traditionally 'supplanter'
The formal names behind Jimmy
Jimmy is an established short form of this name.
James · Hebrew origin · traditionally "supplanter," the English form of Jacob by way of the Late Latin Iacomus; the name of kings, two apostles, and more US presidents than any other. Royal in Britain, everyman in America, durable everywhere: Jim, Jamie, and Jem included
Jimmy in song
Jimmy Mack
Martha and the Vandellas (1967)
Recorded years before it was released, a woman pleading with her absent sweetheart to come home before she gives in to somebody else.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Jimmy peaked in the 1940s.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
1,740 people · the #5,631 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 111,111 · median age 32
Among people named Jimmy living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 59 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Jimmy
People given the name Jimmy in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1950 to 1989. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Jimmy deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Jimmy truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Jimmy fits with your family’s names and surname.
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