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Worldwide Name Statistics

Jim

Ranked #686 - 1 in 112,978 people
US

Most common in

United States

71k bearers

World total

70,810

estimated living bearers

Global rank

#686

worldwide

Country breakdown

United States71k
Worldwide
~71k
rank #686
Rarity
1 in 112,978
of people globally
Gender split
99/1
male / female %
Countries covered
1
~71k in US

About the name Jim

There are an estimated 70,810 people named Jim alive worldwide today. That ranks Jim at #686 globally, with the highest concentrations in United States.

In the United States, Jim is held by approximately 70,810 people, ranking #686 among first names. That works out to roughly 21 per 100,000 Americans (or 1 in 4,687 U.S. residents).

Historically Jim is used overwhelmingly as a male name (99.5% male).

Jim appears in birth records going back to 1880. Use the chart below to see how its popularity has changed across decades, and the surname section to find common pairings.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly male.

Male 99.5%Female 0.5%

Jim popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Jim, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 345
  2. 1881: 323
  3. 1882: 396
  4. 1883: 322
  5. 1884: 346
  6. 1885: 370
  7. 1886: 389
  8. 1887: 339
  9. 1888: 367
  10. 1889: 328
  11. 1890: 343
  12. 1891: 294
  13. 1892: 342
  14. 1893: 261
  15. 1894: 287
  16. 1895: 283
  17. 1896: 290
  18. 1897: 252
  19. 1898: 269
  20. 1899: 266
  21. 1900: 408
  22. 1901: 239
  23. 1902: 300
  24. 1903: 257
  25. 1904: 266
  26. 1905: 242
  27. 1906: 261
  28. 1907: 286
  29. 1908: 225
  30. 1909: 267
  31. 1910: 344
  32. 1911: 253
  33. 1912: 407
  34. 1913: 482
  35. 1914: 523
  36. 1915: 688
  37. 1916: 701
  38. 1917: 789
  39. 1918: 850
  40. 1919: 864
  41. 1920: 848
  42. 1921: 893
  43. 1922: 900
  44. 1923: 882
  45. 1924: 1,008
  46. 1925: 1,137
  47. 1926: 1,178
  48. 1927: 1,313
  49. 1928: 1,258
  50. 1929: 1,311
  51. 1930: 1,481
  52. 1931: 1,535
  53. 1932: 1,779
  54. 1933: 1,888
  55. 1934: 2,223
  56. 1935: 2,259
  57. 1936: 2,275
  58. 1937: 2,355
  59. 1938: 2,510
  60. 1939: 2,652
  61. 1940: 2,730
  62. 1941: 2,851
  63. 1942: 3,529
  64. 1943: 3,695
  65. 1944: 3,761
  66. 1945: 3,637
  67. 1946: 4,348
  68. 1947: 4,653
  69. 1948: 3,819
  70. 1949: 2,731
  71. 1950: 1,936
  72. 1951: 1,602
  73. 1952: 1,523
  74. 1953: 1,542
  75. 1954: 1,603
  76. 1955: 1,706
  77. 1956: 2,193
  78. 1957: 3,551
  79. 1958: 4,933
  80. 1959: 5,697
  81. 1960: 5,557
  82. 1961: 5,362
  83. 1962: 4,725
  84. 1963: 4,244
  85. 1964: 3,654
  86. 1965: 2,781
  87. 1966: 2,202
  88. 1967: 1,817
  89. 1968: 1,509
  90. 1969: 1,438
  91. 1970: 1,259
  92. 1971: 942
  93. 1972: 707
  94. 1973: 590
  95. 1974: 541
  96. 1975: 439
  97. 1976: 420
  98. 1977: 408
  99. 1978: 359
  100. 1979: 369
  101. 1980: 302
  102. 1981: 319
  103. 1982: 313
  104. 1983: 279
  105. 1984: 261
  106. 1985: 207
  107. 1986: 222
  108. 1987: 241
  109. 1988: 215
  110. 1989: 193
  111. 1990: 219
  112. 1991: 184
  113. 1992: 195
  114. 1993: 167
  115. 1994: 171
  116. 1995: 158
  117. 1996: 157
  118. 1997: 129
  119. 1998: 123
  120. 1999: 104
  121. 2000: 120
  122. 2001: 105
  123. 2002: 117
  124. 2003: 101
  125. 2004: 102
  126. 2005: 92
  127. 2006: 97
  128. 2007: 79
  129. 2008: 88
  130. 2009: 61
  131. 2010: 64
  132. 2011: 61
  133. 2012: 58
  134. 2013: 60
  135. 2014: 63
  136. 2015: 42
  137. 2016: 43
  138. 2017: 37
  139. 2018: 39
  140. 2019: 39
  141. 2020: 40
  142. 2021: 37
  143. 2022: 34
  144. 2023: 27
  145. 2024: 23
  146. 2025: 38

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Jim worldwide?

There are an estimated 70,810 people named Jim alive worldwide today, ranking #686 globally.

Is Jim a rare name?

Worldwide that works out to about 1 in 112,978 people. In the United States there are roughly 70,810 bearers, which is 1 in 4,687 Americans.

Is Jim a boy or girl name?

Based on historical birth records, Jim is used 99.5% male and 0.5% female.

Where does the name Jim come from?

Who are famous people named Jim?

Data sources

Every figure on this page is cited. See the methodology page for the full picture.

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