Jim

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Meaning

Jim is a masculine given name. It is often short for James, Jimena, or Jimmy.

From Wikipedia

Jim first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1959 with 5,687 babies (rank #70 that year). In 2024 it was given to 23 boys (rank #4,475). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Jim

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jim yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

153,899

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

5,687

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Stranger Things: Jim Hopper — Hawkins police chief
In The Office (US): Jim Halpert — salesman, Pam's husband

Famous people named Jim

Jim Lovellnaval aviator · b. 1928
Jim Jarmuschfilm editor · b. 1953
Jim ThorpeAmerican football coach
Jim ClarkFormula One driver · b. 1936
Jim Meskimenaudiobook narrator · b. 1959

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	345	#49
1881	323	#47
1882	396	#45
1883	322	#52
1884	346	#55
1885	370	#46
1886	389	#49
1887	339	#50
1888	362	#56
1889	328	#58
1890	336	#62
1891	288	#63
1892	334	#64
1893	255	#74
1894	287	#70
1895	278	#71
1896	281	#71
1897	252	#75
1898	269	#77
1899	261	#71
1900	399	#68
1901	239	#81
1902	300	#77
1903	257	#84
1904	266	#85
1905	236	#95
1906	261	#90
1907	281	#90
1908	220	#117
1909	259	#105
1910	331	#100
1911	245	#134
1912	401	#149
1913	473	#154
1914	513	#174
1915	668	#170
1916	684	#177
1917	774	#163
1918	827	#165
1919	848	#158
1920	838	#165
1921	879	#165
1922	881	#169
1923	867	#167
1924	992	#160
1925	1,124	#147
1926	1,165	#143
1927	1,293	#136
1928	1,237	#137
1929	1,290	#132
1930	1,464	#125
1931	1,520	#116
1932	1,765	#104
1933	1,875	#98
1934	2,207	#90
1935	2,244	#90
1936	2,268	#85
1937	2,347	#82
1938	2,497	#81
1939	2,636	#75
1940	2,715	#78
1941	2,843	#80
1942	3,514	#74
1943	3,682	#75
1944	3,744	#68
1945	3,624	#68
1946	4,337	#73
1947	4,640	#77
1948	3,808	#86
1949	2,725	#108
1950	1,930	#139
1951	1,595	#164
1952	1,523	#172
1953	1,535	#173
1954	1,593	#174
1955	1,699	#167
1956	2,188	#148
1957	3,543	#106
1958	4,922	#87
1959	5,687	#70
1960	5,549	#75
1961	5,351	#78
1962	4,712	#85
1963	4,237	#92
1964	3,645	#101
1965	2,772	#117
1966	2,197	#136
1967	1,806	#151
1968	1,502	#177
1969	1,427	#190
1970	1,259	#204
1971	934	#245
1972	707	#274
1973	585	#302
1974	541	#326
1975	441	#372
1976	420	#373
1977	408	#391
1978	359	#410
1979	369	#415
1980	302	#486
1981	320	#465
1982	313	#483
1983	279	#502
1984	256	#541
1985	207	#608
1986	222	#597
1987	241	#583
1988	215	#646
1989	193	#709
1990	219	#685
1991	184	#753
1992	195	#741
1993	167	#820
1994	171	#808
1995	158	#861
1996	157	#875
1997	129	#998
1998	123	#1,069
1999	104	#1,219
2000	120	#1,157
2001	105	#1,271
2002	117	#1,197
2003	101	#1,351
2004	102	#1,400
2005	92	#1,540
2006	97	#1,542
2007	79	#1,837
2008	88	#1,727
2009	61	#2,192
2010	64	#2,106
2011	61	#2,157
2012	58	#2,250
2013	60	#2,188
2014	63	#2,164
2015	42	#2,829
2016	43	#2,811
2017	37	#3,157
2018	39	#3,020
2019	39	#3,075
2020	40	#2,952
2021	37	#3,208
2022	34	#3,437
2023	26	#4,161
2024	23	#4,475