Jim Name Popularity

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How popular is Jim?

In 2018 the rare name Jim, ranked the 2,997th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Jim is currently less popular.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #45 was reached in 1882.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1959 with 5,688 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Jim in any given year was 37 in 2017.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Jim occurred roughly during the years 1909-1917, 1922-1934, 1936-1942, 1943-1947, and 1955-1959, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1947-1951, 1963-1975, 1981-1985, 1994-1999, 2006-2009, and 2012-2015.

For a number of years, the name Jim has been spiralling downward in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Jim has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Jim?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

The name Jim is very unique and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Jim has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Jim (Girl)		Jim (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	39	2,997
2017		< 5	--	37	3,145
2016		< 5	--	43	2,804
2015		< 5	--	42	2,825
2014		< 5	--	63	2,161
2013		< 5	--	60	2,184
2012		< 5	--	57	2,277
2011		< 5	--	61	2,156
2010		< 5	--	64	2,105
2009		< 5	--	61	2,192
2008		< 5	--	88	1,727
2007		< 5	--	79	1,836
2006		< 5	--	97	1,542
2005		< 5	--	92	1,540
2004		< 5	--	102	1,400
2003		< 5	--	101	1,351
2002		< 5	--	117	1,197
2001		< 5	--	105	1,270
2000		< 5	--	119	1,164
1999		< 5	--	104	1,219
1998		< 5	--	123	1,069
1997		< 5	--	130	995
1996		< 5	--	157	875
1995		< 5	--	158	861
1994		< 5	--	170	812
1993		< 5	--	167	820
1992		< 5	--	194	742
1991		< 5	--	184	753
1990		< 5	--	217	687
1989		< 5	--	193	709
1988		< 5	--	215	645
1987		< 5	--	240	583
1986		< 5	--	222	597
1985		< 5	--	207	608
1984		5	11,100	255	543
1983		< 5	--	278	503
1982		< 5	--	313	482
1981		< 5	--	321	464
1980		< 5	--	303	484
1979		< 5	--	369	415
1978		< 5	--	359	410
1977		< 5	--	408	391
1976		< 5	--	419	374
1975		< 5	--	441	371
1974		< 5	--	541	326
1973		5	8,944	586	302
1972		< 5	--	709	274
1971		8	6,247	934	245
1970		< 5	--	1,258	204
1969		11	4,549	1,428	190
1968		7	5,872	1,503	177
1967		11	4,152	1,808	151
1966		5	6,993	2,199	136
1965		9	4,632	2,772	117
1964		10	4,473	3,647	101
1963		7	5,563	4,235	92
1962		10	4,377	4,711	85
1961		10	4,366	5,348	78
1960		8	4,939	5,551	75
1959		9	4,442	5,688	70
1958		12	3,630	4,916	87
1957		8	4,687	3,542	106
1956		5	6,357	2,191	148
1955		7	4,931	1,703	166
1954		10	3,832	1,592	174
1953		7	4,787	1,535	174
1952		< 5	--	1,523	172
1951		7	4,578	1,595	164
1950		6	4,986	1,930	139
1949		6	4,935	2,725	108
1948		11	3,234	3,808	86
1947		13	2,969	4,640	77
1946		12	2,955	4,336	73
1945		12	2,664	3,623	68
1944		16	2,238	3,745	67
1943		13	2,630	3,678	75
1942		15	2,349	3,515	74
1941		9	3,117	2,843	80
1940		15	2,154	2,714	78
1939		16	2,075	2,636	75
1938		13	2,384	2,498	81
1937		8	3,288	2,348	83
1936		7	3,536	2,267	85
1935		15	2,152	2,244	90
1934		16	2,038	2,206	90
1933		13	2,327	1,876	98
1932		14	2,303	1,764	104
1931		15	2,152	1,522	116
1930		17	2,063	1,463	125
1929		21	1,787	1,291	132
1928		21	1,862	1,235	137
1927		20	1,981	1,293	136
1926		13	2,629	1,166	143
1925		13	2,692	1,123	147
1924		16	2,365	991	160
1923		15	2,406	868	167
1922		19	2,060	881	169
1921		14	2,561	879	165
1920		10	3,222	838	165
1919		16	2,194	848	158
1918		23	1,724	827	165
1917		15	2,256	774	163
1916		17	1,990	684	177
1915		20	1,704	668	170
1914		10	2,342	513	174
1913		9	2,234	473	154
1912		6	2,794	401	149
1911		8	1,866	245	134
1910		13	1,295	331	100
1909		8	1,673	259	105
1908		5	2,266	220	117
1907		5	2,210	281	90
1906		< 5	--	261	90
1905		6	1,804	236	95
1904		< 5	--	266	85
1903		< 5	--	257	84
1902		< 5	--	300	77
1901		< 5	--	239	81
1900		9	1,367	399	68
1899		5	1,722	261	71
1898		< 5	--	269	77
1897		< 5	--	252	75
1896		9	1,169	281	71
1895		5	1,710	279	71
1894		< 5	--	287	70
1893		6	1,351	255	74
1892		8	1,126	334	64
1891		6	1,268	288	63
1890		7	1,144	336	62
1889		< 5	--	328	58
1888		5	1,377	362	56
1887		< 5	--	339	50
1886		< 5	--	389	49
1885		< 5	--	370	46
1884		< 5	--	346	55
1883		< 5	--	322	52
1882		< 5	--	396	45
1881		< 5	--	323	47
1880		< 5	--	345	49

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.