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 [ 2 syll. ji-(m)my, jim-my ] The boy name Jimmy is also used as a girl name, but it is much more common for boys. Its pronunciation is JHIHMiy KEY. Jimmy is an English name of Hebrew origin. Jimmy is an English variant of the name Jacob (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian). Jimmy is also a pet form of the name James (English). Jimmy is also an English pet form of the name Jim (English and Dutch). Jimmy is a classic favorite. Currently it is still fairly popular as a baby name for boys, though it was in more widespread use previously. The name's popularity jumped from the 1900s up to the 1940s. At the modest height of its usage in 1944, 0.457% of baby boys were given the name Jimmy. Its ranking then was #40. The baby name has since experienced a marked loss in popularity. In 2008, its usage was only 0.041% and its ranking #355. Within the group of boy names directly linked to Jimmy, Jacob (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian) was the most popular. In 2008, its use outnumbered Jimmy's by 26 times. Jimmy has in the past century been predominantly given to boys. In 1932, 48 times as many boys than girls were given the name Jimmy. Baby names that sound like Jimmy include Jimmie (English), Jaason (English), Jachen (Rhaeto-Romanic), Jachym (Czech), Jacin (English), Jackson (English), Jacksyn (English), Jahan (Indian and Iranian), Jaheim (English), Jaimie (English), Jakson (English), Jamaine (English), Jame (English), Jamey (English), Jamie (English and Scottish), Jamin (English), Jaquan (English), Jaquin (English), Jasin (English), and Jasmin (French). Details of famous persons named Jimmy: KEY: Pronunciation for Jimmy: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
