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The baby name Jimmy is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒɪmi/ (JIM-ee).

Jimmy is English, French in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: English, French
Pronunciation: /ˈdʒɪmi/ (JIM-ee)

What is the meaning of the name Jimmy ?

The baby name Jimmy is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒɪmi/ (JIM-ee).

Jimmy is English, French in Origin.

Jimmy is the English diminutive of James, ultimately from Hebrew Yaʿaqov (Jacob) via Greek Iakobos and Latin Iacobus/Iacomus, giving the familiar English form James; its meaning is commonly rendered as "supplanter." The nickname likely developed through earlier pet forms Jem and Jemmy, alongside Jim, with Jimmy settling as a standard affectionate form; it is now also used as an independent given name.

Usage rose in the English-speaking world in the early 20th century and peaked mid-century, helped by high-profile bearers such as actor Jimmy Stewart, musician Jimmy Page, and U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Variant spellings include Jimmie (also used for girls in the 1910s–30s), Jimi, and the older Jemmy; related diminutives of James include Jim and Jamie. Cross-linguistic equivalents of the root name include Séamus (Irish), Seumas (Scottish Gaelic), and Jaime (Spanish).

Jimmy has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Jimmy

Jimmy Carter Politician · Born 1924 · United States Jimmy Carter served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. He is best known for his efforts in promoting peace and human rights, including the Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel. After his presidency, he continued his humanitarian work through the Carter Center. Jimmy Page Musician · Born 1944 · United Kingdom Jimmy Page is a musician from the United Kingdom, best known as the guitarist for the rock band Led Zeppelin. He played a key role in creating hits like 'Stairway to Heaven' and 'Whole Lotta Love', which have become classics in rock music history. Jimmy Fallon Actor · Born 1974 · United States Jimmy Fallon is best known as the host of 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon', where he brings humor and celebrity interviews to late-night television. Before hosting, he gained fame on 'Saturday Night Live' with his comedic sketches and impressions. He also starred in films like 'Fever Pitch'.
Jimmy Morales Politician · Born 1969 · Guatemala Jimmy Morales is a Guatemalan politician best known for serving as the President of Guatemala from 2016 to 2020. Before his presidency, he gained fame as a comedian and actor, particularly for his role in the television series Moralejas. His transition from entertainment to politics marked a significant shift in his career. Jimmy Cliff Musician · Born 1944 · Jamaica Jimmy Cliff is a musician from Jamaica, best known for his contributions to reggae music. His hit songs include 'The Harder They Come' and 'You Can Get It If You Really Want'. He played a significant role in popularizing reggae around the world. Jimmy Buffett Actor · Born 1946 · United States Jimmy Buffett was a beloved American singer-songwriter best known for his hit song 'Margaritaville'. He created a laid-back, beach-inspired lifestyle brand and was also a successful author with books like 'Tales from Margaritaville'. His music and business ventures brought a sense of escapism and joy to many fans.

Celebrity babies named Jimmy

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Jimmy Lancaster Burt Lancaster film director
Jimmy Rooney Mickey Rooney film director
Jimmy Hung Sammo Hung film producer

Jimmy – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Boys 2025 #1 836
Germany Boys 2018 #1 431
FJ 0 #5 2 374
KR 0 #8 1 201
BI 0 #10 3 425
SV 0 #11 1 283
HT 0 #12 1 399
HT Boys 0 #16 19 903
BW 0 #18 2 960
MV 0 #19 1 644
TW Boys 0 #19 660 7,111
BN 0 #20 12 2,297
HN 0 #22 1 704
ID 0 #23 17 2,238
BI Boys 0 #25 19 917
KR Boys 0 #26 2 897
NA 0 #27 7 2,537
SV Boys 0 #27 2 352
TW 0 #31 73 4,523
CN Boys 0 #37 685 9,639
EE 0 #37 1 1,051
MT 0 #37 7 1,767
MO 0 #38 15 2,706
SG Boys 0 #39 2,714 17,960
BN Boys 0 #40 117 6,332
CN 0 #42 44 3,857
CM 0 #46 10 2,592
HN Boys 0 #46 7 749
ID Boys 0 #47 96 4,130
HK Boys 0 #49 3,063 12,905
MO Boys 0 #49 280 5,842
PR 0 #49 7 1,497
MY Boys 0 #53 5,768 25,439
CY 0 #59 2 1,632
LU 0 #61 6 2,830
EC Boys 0 #69 406 3,322
JP 0 #69 9 4,057
IN 0 #71 1 2,963
EC 0 #75 41 2,502
PH Boys 0 #75 490 11,440
AF 0 #76 1 1,883
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
MV Boys 0 #77 3 3,375
QA 0 #80 21 7,011
BG 0 #81 2 1,799
MD Boys 0 #81 1 756
SG 0 #81 229 11,010
MY 0 #83 298 12,352
PH 0 #83 14 5,607
JM 0 #88 6 3,714
BW Boys 0 #90 61 4,685
CY Boys 0 #93 37 3,473
HK 0 #93 379 8,483
KZ 0 #94 1 1,452
OM 0 #97 20 6,215
CR Boys 0 #99 1,221 10,188
ID Girls 0 #101 2 3,319
KW 0 #101 16 5,216
SD 0 #101 2 2,130
PR Boys 0 #105 81 2,508
GE Boys 0 #108 3 2,055
MT Boys 0 #108 72 4,064
BN Girls 0 #109 6 5,459
CR 0 #111 48 5,526
PA 0 #111 20 3,797
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
PE Boys 0 #116 5,176 14,506
GR 0 #118 17 3,911
CY Girls 0 #124 2 3,755
EE Boys 0 #124 2 2,087
CO Boys 0 #126 7,765 15,656
DK Boys 0 #126 325 7,401
Switzerland Boys 2024 #130 8 1,769
MU 0 #132 6 3,613
NA Boys 0 #132 109 6,830
RS Girls 0 #137 1 1,651
ZA Boys 0 #140 4,587 25,619
EE Girls 0 #142 1 1,888
GR Boys 0 #142 138 6,912
AE 0 #144 34 10,220
LU Boys 0 #146 73 4,970
DK 0 #149 56 5,198
LT Boys 0 #149 3 2,166
Norway Boys 2011 #151 4 481
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
RS Boys 0 #152 3 2,277
PE 0 #154 179 6,350
HU Boys 0 #159 16 3,954
BO Boys 0 #161 1,194 9,244
Sweden Boys 2022 #180 3 1,509
HR 0 #180 2 2,081
UY 0 #181 2 2,477
CL Boys 0 #183 1,974 13,390
CZ 0 #183 4 3,154
MU Boys 0 #185 194 8,477
JM Boys 0 #188 86 6,876
LU Girls 0 #190 1 4,850
AR 0 #192 2 2,915
RU 0 #192 3 3,641
CO 0 #194 449 7,768
PA Boys 0 #195 438 9,305
NL Boys 0 #196 2,167 5,873
Belgium Boys 2006 #205 25 396
BG Boys 0 #206 14 3,850
SI Boys 0 #206 6 3,402
GT Boys 0 #211 411 7,625
PL 0 #212 1 2,600
NG 0 #213 52 5,926
AO Boys 0 #214 29 5,568
AO Girls 0 #217 1 4,575
PS 0 #220 7 5,692
AL Girls 0 #227 1 4,141
IR 0 #229 3 4,221
BG Girls 0 #230 2 3,559
GH 0 #231 13 5,396
JP Boys 0 #238 60 7,909
SA 0 #240 56 10,560
BD 0 #241 1 5,992
MX Boys 0 #241 2,333 16,355
PT 0 #242 9 4,161
HR Boys 0 #247 12 3,997
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
JP Girls 0 #251 1 6,592
MO Girls 0 #256 8 7,056
EC Girls 0 #258 1 3,650
Finland Boys 0 #264 177 2,041
CZ Boys 0 #265 40 6,530
IL 0 #265 10 6,291
AF Boys 0 #273 2 3,535
AL Boys 0 #276 23 5,122
JM Girls 0 #276 3 7,507
GT 0 #277 38 5,948
Finland 0 #279 29 830
Canada Boys 2024 #286 21 2,588
BO 0 #286 96 6,868
TW Girls 0 #287 3 8,139
CL 0 #288 127 6,867
KZ Boys 0 #288 9 6,578
NL 0 #291 101 2,481
ZA 0 #293 155 14,421
HR Girls 0 #294 1 3,687
GH Boys 0 #300 46 8,138
PT Boys 0 #302 66 7,951
Finland Boys 2026 #303 772 3,552
France Boys 2021 #310 79 2,865
PL Boys 0 #312 24 6,459
Austria Boys 0 #315 131 2,180
LB 0 #326 431 13,263
DK Girls 0 #327 3 7,429
NG Boys 0 #329 1,329 16,906
UY Boys 0 #330 72 5,922
CN Girls 0 #331 19 8,829
GH Girls 0 #332 6 6,973
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
MX 0 #334 80 8,339
BR 0 #336 10 5,969
JO Girls 0 #339 1 7,570
QA Girls 0 #339 5 15,378
JO Boys 0 #341 37 7,057
SD Boys 0 #344 102 10,523
YE 0 #352 30 8,639
EG 0 #354 47 6,387
SD Girls 0 #355 4 7,678
Spain Boys 0 #357 992 5,610
MU Girls 0 #360 3 8,539
PL Girls 0 #363 2 5,096
CM Boys 0 #368 201 12,054
PH Girls 0 #380 11 13,098
OM Girls 0 #382 15 15,987
Spain 0 #397 56 2,326
IT Boys 0 #397 2,738 10,046
BD Girls 0 #402 5 8,413
Germany 0 #405 33 2,542
AR Boys 0 #412 56 7,628
RU Boys 0 #425 81 12,621
BH 0 #448 106 17,937
QA Boys 0 #448 266 18,093
PS Boys 0 #450 99 10,655
EG Boys 0 #457 559 15,035
PT Girls 0 #470 2 7,952
Germany Boys 0 #484 584 5,697
RU Girls 0 #488 11 11,913
IL Boys 0 #490 118 10,983
KW Boys 0 #494 285 18,755
KW Girls 0 #496 20 19,177
LY 0 #502 34 12,703
IR Boys 0 #506 47 10,162
PA Girls 0 #516 3 9,861
CR Girls 0 #521 12 11,342
IQ Girls 0 #523 3 11,303
CM Girls 0 #527 14 11,671
UY Girls 0 #536 1 6,731
GT Girls 0 #538 4 7,500
AE Girls 0 #541 13 20,968
PS Girls 0 #542 6 10,981
IT 0 #548 169 4,183
BD Boys 0 #553 24 10,045
SG Girls 0 #561 26 18,916
SA Boys 0 #562 1,898 28,008
HK Girls 0 #575 41 16,104
IN Girls 0 #592 40 13,121
AE Boys 0 #596 588 22,615
BO Girls 0 #602 10 9,488
BR Boys 0 #605 148 12,213
OM Boys 0 #614 277 17,948
United States Boys 2024 #618 282 7,044
IQ Boys 0 #622 46 13,071
AR Girls 0 #628 3 8,289
IL Girls 0 #642 4 11,648
SY 0 #683 46 11,684
NG Girls 0 #703 84 15,093
IN Boys 0 #779 225 16,750
TN 0 #780 50 13,765
Germany Girls 0 #825 14 4,949
CL Girls 0 #836 16 14,098
DZ 0 #844 340 20,130
SA Girls 0 #866 70 25,931
MY Girls 0 #872 123 24,821
United States Girls 2002 #885 5 9,522
PE Girls 0 #918 26 14,861
NL Girls 0 #938 18 5,933
EG Girls 0 #945 15 14,742
Spain Girls 0 #969 15 5,561
MA 0 #990 139 20,986
BR Girls 0 #991 2 12,708
ZA Girls 0 #997 145 25,928
CO Girls 0 #1,024 55 16,140
TR 0 #1,119 93 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,155 29 17,781
IT Girls 0 #1,404 43 9,415

Jimmy is popular in 96 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Norway
Ireland
Canada
Switzerland

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People also ask about Jimmy

Jimmy is predominantly a boy's name.
Jimmy is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈdʒɪmi/ (JIM-ee).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Jimmie, Jim, Jimi, Jimbo, Jamey and Jamie.
Across languages, Jimmy has these equivalents: James (English), Jacob/Ya'akov (Hebrew), Jacques (French), Giacomo (Italian), Jaime (Spanish/Portuguese), and 4 more.
Yes, very popular — Jimmy ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 11 countries.
Jimmy ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Jimmy's popularity is declining significantly. It moved from #217 in 2011 to #310 in 2021 in France.
Yes — 25 notable people named Jimmy are in our database, including Jimmy Carter (Politician), Jimmy Page (Musician), Jimmy Fallon (Actor).
Yes — at least 3 celebrity couples have chosen Jimmy for their child, including Burt Lancaster.