Is Jimena a boy or girl name?
Jimena is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 563 girls and 0 boys were named Jimena, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 16,524 US babies named Jimena were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #536
- Babies named Jimena since 1966
- 16,524
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 830 babies
Boys and girls named Jimena, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 128 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 371 | 100% |
| 2000s | 8 | 5,697 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 7,231 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 3,079 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 563 | #536 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 640 | #477 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 636 | #498 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 649 | #484 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 591 | #513 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 661 | #473 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 714 | #448 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 778 | #407 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 830 | #400 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 693 | #456 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 731 | #439 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 670 | #453 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 641 | #477 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 716 | #437 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 797 | #403 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 806 | #392 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 803 | #402 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 595 | #525 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 669 | #471 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 811 | #387 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,499 | 640 | #464 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 542 | #520 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 498 | #551 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 262 | #875 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,222 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,124 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,381 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,678 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,175 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,176 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,681 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,533 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,998 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,660 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,749 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,056 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,559 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,369 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,939 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,875 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,541 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,048 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,785 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,029 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,530 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,999 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jimena reached #8,499 in 2004. As a girl name, it reached #387 in 2005. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jimena
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.