Boy name#230 of boy names
Jim
Pronounced JH IH1 M (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 1959
- 145 years in use
How popular is Jim?
Jim is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 153,913 children — the 230th most common boys' name on record.
It is still recorded, but barely: 360 births across the past decade, against a peak of 5,687 in a single year. That peak was in 1959.
Nicknames
Jim is itself a short form of James.
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- JH IH1 M
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Jim
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Jim
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Jim?
- Jim ranks 230th among boys' names in US records, with 153,913 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 360.
- Is Jim a unisex name?
- No. Jim is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Jim most popular?
- 1959, when 5,687 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.