Is Jim a boy or girl name?
Jim is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 23 boys were named Jim, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 153,899 US babies named Jim were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,475
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Jim since 1880
- 153,899
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 5,696 babies
Boys and girls named Jim, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,520 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 1890s | 2,841 | 46 | 1.6% |
| 1900s | 2,718 | 33 | 1.2% |
| 1910s | 5,764 | 137 | 2.3% |
| 1920s | 10,566 | 162 | 1.5% |
| 1930s | 20,823 | 134 | 0.6% |
| 1940s | 35,632 | 122 | 0.3% |
| 1950s | 26,215 | 71 | 0.3% |
| 1960s | 33,198 | 88 | 0.3% |
| 1970s | 6,023 | 13 | 0.2% |
| 1980s | 2,548 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1990s | 1,607 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 962 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 506 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 160 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23 | #4,475 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 26 | #4,161 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 34 | #3,437 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 37 | #3,208 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 40 | #2,952 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 39 | #3,075 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 39 | #3,020 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 37 | #3,157 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 43 | #2,811 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 42 | #2,829 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 63 | #2,164 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 60 | #2,188 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 58 | #2,250 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 61 | #2,157 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 64 | #2,106 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 61 | #2,192 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 88 | #1,727 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 79 | #1,837 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 97 | #1,542 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 92 | #1,540 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 102 | #1,400 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 101 | #1,351 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 117 | #1,197 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 105 | #1,271 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 120 | #1,157 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 104 | #1,219 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 123 | #1,069 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 129 | #998 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 157 | #875 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 158 | #861 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 171 | #808 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 167 | #820 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 195 | #741 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 184 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 219 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 193 | #709 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 215 | #646 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 241 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 222 | #597 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 207 | #608 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 256 | #541 | 5 | #11,104 |
| 1983 | 279 | #502 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 313 | #483 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 320 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 302 | #486 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 369 | #415 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 359 | #410 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 408 | #391 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 420 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 441 | #372 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 541 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 585 | #302 | 5 | #8,947 |
| 1972 | 707 | #274 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 934 | #245 | 8 | #6,251 |
| 1970 | 1,259 | #204 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 1,427 | #190 | 11 | #4,552 |
| 1968 | 1,502 | #177 | 7 | #5,873 |
| 1967 | 1,806 | #151 | 11 | #4,153 |
| 1966 | 2,197 | #136 | 5 | #6,998 |
| 1965 | 2,772 | #117 | 9 | #4,634 |
| 1964 | 3,645 | #101 | 10 | #4,470 |
| 1963 | 4,237 | #92 | 7 | #5,564 |
| 1962 | 4,712 | #85 | 10 | #4,383 |
| 1961 | 5,351 | #78 | 10 | #4,368 |
| 1960 | 5,549 | #75 | 8 | #4,940 |
| 1959 | 5,687 | #70 | 9 | #4,442 |
| 1958 | 4,922 | #87 | 12 | #3,628 |
| 1957 | 3,543 | #106 | 8 | #4,692 |
| 1956 | 2,188 | #148 | 5 | #6,362 |
| 1955 | 1,699 | #167 | 7 | #4,932 |
| 1954 | 1,593 | #174 | 10 | #3,833 |
| 1953 | 1,535 | #173 | 7 | #4,789 |
| 1952 | 1,523 | #172 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 1,595 | #164 | 7 | #4,578 |
| 1950 | 1,930 | #139 | 6 | #4,987 |
| 1949 | 2,725 | #108 | 6 | #4,935 |
| 1948 | 3,808 | #86 | 11 | #3,237 |
| 1947 | 4,640 | #77 | 13 | #2,969 |
| 1946 | 4,337 | #73 | 12 | #2,954 |
| 1945 | 3,624 | #68 | 12 | #2,666 |
| 1944 | 3,744 | #68 | 17 | #2,147 |
| 1943 | 3,682 | #75 | 13 | #2,630 |
| 1942 | 3,514 | #74 | 15 | #2,351 |
| 1941 | 2,843 | #80 | 8 | #3,390 |
| 1940 | 2,715 | #78 | 15 | #2,154 |
| 1939 | 2,636 | #75 | 16 | #2,075 |
| 1938 | 2,497 | #81 | 13 | #2,385 |
| 1937 | 2,347 | #82 | 8 | #3,289 |
| 1936 | 2,268 | #85 | 7 | #3,536 |
| 1935 | 2,244 | #90 | 15 | #2,151 |
| 1934 | 2,207 | #90 | 16 | #2,037 |
| 1933 | 1,875 | #98 | 13 | #2,327 |
| 1932 | 1,765 | #104 | 14 | #2,303 |
| 1931 | 1,520 | #116 | 15 | #2,153 |
| 1930 | 1,464 | #125 | 17 | #2,064 |
| 1929 | 1,290 | #132 | 21 | #1,787 |
| 1928 | 1,237 | #137 | 21 | #1,863 |
| 1927 | 1,293 | #136 | 20 | #1,980 |
| 1926 | 1,165 | #143 | 13 | #2,630 |
| 1925 | 1,124 | #147 | 13 | #2,692 |
| 1924 | 992 | #160 | 16 | #2,365 |
| 1923 | 867 | #167 | 15 | #2,407 |
| 1922 | 881 | #169 | 19 | #2,060 |
| 1921 | 879 | #165 | 14 | #2,561 |
| 1920 | 838 | #165 | 10 | #3,222 |
| 1919 | 848 | #158 | 16 | #2,194 |
| 1918 | 827 | #165 | 23 | #1,724 |
| 1917 | 774 | #163 | 15 | #2,256 |
| 1916 | 684 | #177 | 17 | #1,990 |
| 1915 | 668 | #170 | 20 | #1,704 |
| 1914 | 513 | #174 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 1913 | 473 | #154 | 9 | #2,234 |
| 1912 | 401 | #149 | 6 | #2,794 |
| 1911 | 245 | #134 | 8 | #1,865 |
| 1910 | 331 | #100 | 13 | #1,295 |
| 1909 | 259 | #105 | 8 | #1,673 |
| 1908 | 220 | #117 | 5 | #2,266 |
| 1907 | 281 | #90 | 5 | #2,210 |
| 1906 | 261 | #90 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 236 | #95 | 6 | #1,804 |
| 1904 | 266 | #85 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 257 | #84 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 300 | #77 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 239 | #81 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 399 | #68 | 9 | #1,367 |
| 1899 | 261 | #71 | 5 | #1,722 |
| 1898 | 269 | #77 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 252 | #75 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 281 | #71 | 9 | #1,169 |
| 1895 | 278 | #71 | 5 | #1,710 |
| 1894 | 287 | #70 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 255 | #74 | 6 | #1,351 |
| 1892 | 334 | #64 | 8 | #1,126 |
| 1891 | 288 | #63 | 6 | #1,268 |
| 1890 | 336 | #62 | 7 | #1,144 |
| 1889 | 328 | #58 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 362 | #56 | 5 | #1,377 |
| 1887 | 339 | #50 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 389 | #49 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 370 | #46 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 346 | #55 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 322 | #52 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 396 | #45 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 323 | #47 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 345 | #49 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jim reached #45 in 1882. As a girl name, it reached #1,126 in 1892. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jim
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.