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Jim

Boy

Meaning of Jim: Hebrew: 'supplanter'

Jim is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 3076th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3076

38 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

153,938

First recorded 1880 · peak 1959

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 319 babies1982: 313 babies1983: 279 babies1984: 261 babies1985: 207 babies1986: 222 babies1987: 241 babies1988: 215 babies1989: 193 babies1990: 219 babies19901991: 184 babies1992: 195 babies1993: 167 babies1994: 171 babies1995: 158 babies1996: 157 babies1997: 129 babies1998: 123 babies1999: 104 babies2000: 120 babies20002001: 105 babies2002: 117 babies2003: 101 babies2004: 102 babies2005: 92 babies2006: 97 babies2007: 79 babies2008: 88 babies2009: 61 babies2010: 64 babies20102011: 61 babies2012: 58 babies2013: 60 babies2014: 63 babies2015: 42 babies2016: 43 babies2017: 37 babies2018: 39 babies2019: 39 babies2020: 40 babies20202021: 37 babies2022: 34 babies2023: 27 babies2024: 23 babies2025: 38 babies
US babies named Jim per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 319.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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