Jim Forename

742nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,131,751 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Jim Forename Definition:

JIMMIE, JIMMY. Diminutives of James. More accurately, Jim is a pet-name, Jimmie its diminutive.

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Jim Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
789,8001:45980
Canada
100%
117,2021:28326
Australia-34,8491:39277
England
100%
30,6611:1,813322
Philippines
98%
 
15,1321:7,0061,069
New Zealand-12,4701:36465
South Africa
100%
10,6911:5,101965
Saudi Arabia-7,4021:4,163671
Scotland
100%
6,9051:775163
Papua New Guinea
96%
 
6,8671:1,187129
Netherlands
100%
6,7621:2,500481
Sweden
100%
5,9371:1,660271
Sierra Leone-5,4651:1,297268
Ghana
100%
4,3821:6,158723
Bangladesh
 
67%
4,3071:37,0243,498
Kenya
100%
4,0751:11,3641,382
Zambia-3,7411:4,238626
Peru
100%
3,5931:8,8481,072
Nigeria
97%
 
3,2381:54,8383,863
Sudan
100%
3,1731:11,9151,375
Denmark-2,6491:2,133350
China-2,4841:549,94227,094
Madagascar-2,4181:9,7721,594
Zimbabwe
99%
 
2,3901:6,453949
India
75%
 
2,2541:538,98842,324
Norway
100%
2,1031:2,440414
Poland
97%
 
1,8381:20,689734
Equatorial Guinea-1,7181:662178
Libya-1,6531:3,764614
Angola-1,6201:16,6461,564
Malawi
100%
1,5861:10,7901,173
Ireland
100%
1,4671:3,165390
Northern Ireland
99%
 
1,4571:1,265247
Gambia-1,3841:1,392243
France
100%
1,3571:48,9831,500
Malaysia
87%
 
1,3261:22,9642,255
Ethiopia
100%
1,2711:76,7596,049
Fiji-1,2091:738131
Venezuela
100%
1,1191:26,9902,026
Indonesia
100%
1,0301:250,45022,895
Uganda
100%
1,0011:40,9162,599
Germany
100%
9331:103,6202,162
Belgium
100%
8721:13,1771,233
Egypt
80%
 
8461:108,6304,869
Thailand
87%
 
7811:89,7137,869
Togo-7421:9,7561,430
Wales
100%
7381:4,193540
Greece
100%
6581:16,618877
Sri Lanka-6441:32,2973,883
Mexico
100%
5751:215,9033,730
Japan-5711:224,1447,298
Gabon
100%
4811:3,915840
Oman-4671:8,7981,100
Hong Kong-4471:17,3442,038
Brazil
100%
4201:510,08616,628
Bahrain-4141:3,258522
Colombia
99%
 
4131:115,6873,541
Finland
100%
4041:13,572913
Singapore
100%
4021:15,6393,385
Vanuatu-3981:658164
Morocco-3821:89,9183,081
DR Congo
100%
3631:203,3828,920
Suriname
100%
2801:1,974460
Portugal-2671:38,9921,469
Haiti
100%
2641:40,6322,820
Switzerland
99%
 
2551:32,2101,765
Russia
98%
 
2481:581,5886,011
Solomon Islands
100%
2451:2,371391
Chile
99%
 
2371:74,2922,177
Iraq
100%
2121:165,1793,138
Qatar
100%
2071:11,4471,810
Dominican Republic-2041:51,1343,395
Ecuador-1991:89,0802,325
Guatemala
92%
 
1871:86,1412,078
Taiwan
100%
1831:129,88913,889
Congo
100%
1771:28,3012,612
Bahamas-1661:2,406497
Botswana
100%
1641:13,3201,790
Spain
100%
1641:283,7194,841
Nicaragua
90%
 
1621:37,1502,079
Bolivia
100%
1551:68,3962,209
South Korea-1541:36,0032,772
Tonga-1511:711162
Afghanistan
 
67%
1481:220,4295,392
Cameroon
79%
 
1401:154,3617,077
Italy
99%
 
1291:473,3505,154
Guam-1221:1,317295
Jamaica-1111:25,9751,916
Djibouti-1091:8,401725
Panama
100%
1041:37,5632,860
Swaziland-1031:12,6231,554
Malta-1021:4,209603
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
1021:13,3471,836
Costa Rica
98%
 
931:51,2682,246
Luxembourg
100%
901:6,267613
Guernsey
100%
891:712166
Mauritius-861:15,0911,627
Kuwait-851:44,5334,106
Seychelles
100%
841:1,103263
Lebanon
100%
801:70,3452,768
Vietnam-591:1,569,8833,011
Honduras
100%
581:152,0254,063
Guyana
100%
561:13,6301,895
Marshall Islands
100%
561:91595
Estonia
100%
541:24,3591,899
Liberia
100%
541:81,7053,739
Jersey
100%
471:2,127377
Tanzania
93%
 
461:1,147,57220,552
Lesotho
100%
441:46,3644,934
United States Virgin Islands-441:2,494495
Northern Mariana Islands-411:1,333281
American Samoa-401:1,396189
Pakistan
83%
 
381:5,114,67649,084
Barbados-371:7,832950
Micronesia-371:2,878384
Gibraltar-361:948199
Israel
100%
331:254,6346,983
Bermuda-321:2,026445
French Polynesia-321:8,6841,174
Benin
100%
311:341,15613,177
Czechia
99%
 
311:343,7472,102
Mongolia-311:94,6716,256
Kazakhstan
100%
301:591,5628,075
Nauru
100%
271:44247
Romania
100%
271:742,66620,036
El Salvador-261:243,9153,163
Rwanda-251:454,8571,393
Cook Islands
100%
241:756116
Greenland-241:2,349398
Puerto Rico-231:154,3612,292
New Caledonia
100%
221:12,2801,140
Saint Lucia
100%
221:8,0821,192
Belarus
100%
211:451,5423,003
Iran-201:3,924,84317,162
Grenada
100%
191:5,691906
Uruguay
100%
181:190,4243,622
Aruba-171:6,1051,121
Cambodia-161:1,017,08315,971
East Timor-161:76,148197
Hungary
100%
161:611,9862,162
Isle of Man
100%
161:5,314180
Mozambique-161:1,702,7101,919
Belize
100%
151:23,6212,493
United Arab Emirates-151:476,80016,943
Austria
100%
141:608,1575,259
Cyprus
100%
141:62,2202,260
Ivory Coast
100%
141:1,648,28141,086
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
141:7,9701,208
Argentina
75%
 
131:3,290,2499,899
Macau-131:46,785540
Ukraine-131:3,499,9937,073
Antigua and Barbuda-121:8,2831,404
Burkina Faso
100%
111:1,670,86139,584
Myanmar-111:4,722,5701,407
Turkey
100%
111:7,072,88327,150
Cayman Islands-101:6,130975
Iceland-101:36,6022,190
Senegal
100%
101:1,458,13611,437
Norfolk Island-91:25846
Tajikistan-91:930,5473,856
Tunisia-91:75,2113,284
Uzbekistan-91:3,420,7168,576
Cuba-81:1,438,3194,450
Albania
100%
61:507,76218,007
Syria-61:3,217,6795,023
Curaçao-51:31,161859
Georgia
100%
51:747,69311,698
Moldova-51:712,2283,885
Saint Kitts and Nevis-51:10,9721,354
Serbia-51:1,429,1446,659
Armenia
100%
41:729,6887,125
Bulgaria-41:1,747,59814,265
Burundi
100%
41:2,476,6401,357
Central African Republic-41:1,128,848698
Guinea
100%
41:2,964,6625,204
Laos-41:1,646,714900
Liechtenstein-41:9,464618
Mali-41:4,244,4395,329
Monaco
100%
41:9,6161,312
Namibia-41:601,0457,837
Nepal
100%
41:7,121,83862,014
Palau-41:5,42888
Yemen-41:6,574,1885,851
Andorra-31:27,629798
Cape Verde-31:176,3844,377
Falkland Islands-31:1,047226
Faroe Islands
100%
31:16,3761,521
Lithuania-31:983,9613,563
North Macedonia-31:696,91910,674
Maldives-31:144,6343,056
Anguilla-21:6,628945
Bhutan-21:412,4644,948
British Virgin Islands-21:15,6251,557
Kyrgyzstan-21:2,986,63834,954
Montserrat-21:2,438412
Niger
100%
21:9,591,99755,581
Paraguay-21:3,618,40211,946
Slovakia-21:2,655,0326,915
Slovenia-21:1,229,3796,326
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
Azerbaijan-11:9,642,94442,290
Bosnia and Herzegovina-11:3,524,4588,651
Brunei-11:419,5703,266
Croatia-11:4,217,07620,943
Dominica-11:75,4711,341
Eritrea-11:4,752,977997
Jordan
70%
 
11:8,826,77411,126
Kosovo-11:1,861,44022,170
Latvia-11:2,015,6456,531
Mauritania-11:4,095,23927,701
Montenegro
100%
11:634,5764,914
Palestine
100%
11:4,550,0585,739
Saint Martin-11:35,746277
Samoa-11:195,1901,348
San Marino
100%
11:32,920787
Somalia-11:13,525,8677,760
South Sudan
100%
11:11,551,0193,224
Transnistria
100%
11:475,6382,115
Turkmenistan
100%
11:5,472,8703,925
Turks and Caicos Islands-11:34,7071,398
Wallis and Futuna-11:13,529157

Jim (46,575) may also be a surname.

Jim Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

JIMMIE, JIMMY. Diminutives of James. More accurately, Jim is a pet-name, Jimmie its diminutive.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

User-submitted Reference

Diminutive Of James. (From Jacob/Jacobus, 'To Follow', Or, 'To Supplant', 'May God Protect'.)

- icannotfinda

Jim Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djim863,789/
Jime863,551/
Jiem862,593/
Jaim862,469/
Jhim861,532/
Jimm861,098/
Tjim86117/
Juim86105/
Jeim8687/
Jimn8670/
Jimt8659/
Joim8636/
Jjim8630/
Hjim8622/
Jimg8619/
Jihm8618/
Jimh8617/
Jitm8614/
Jism866/
Jimc865/
Jijm864/
Xjim864/
Jimq863/
Jimd863/
Ji'm862/
Zjim861/
Jgim861/
Jzim861/
Im8033,800/
Jm808,722/
Jaime751,967,961/
Djime755,515/
Jimme751,485/
Jeime75431/
Jitem75132/
Joime7572/
Djaim7565/
Jitme7558/
Jisem7540/
Jisim7538/
Tjaim7534/
Jhimm7532/
Jisme7531/
Jhaim7525/
Tjihm7521/
Jimmt7520/
Jimne7514/
Jitim7513/
Jaism757/
Juime755/
Jaimm755/
Djimm755/
Jimhe755/
Jimth754/
Ajsim753/
Jaimt753/
Jiemh753/
Jimmh753/
Djeim753/
Djhim753/
Jjime752/
Jimdd752/
Jáime752/
Jeimm752/
Tjime752/
Jheim752/
Jimmm752/
Jaimd752/
Dji'm751/
Djimh751/
Jaitm751/
Jaihm751/
Jhhim751/
Jhimt751/
Jhuim751/
Jihme751/
Jiehm751/
Jimck751/
Jimdh751/
Jimnt751/
Jimtt751/
Jjimm751/
Jithm751/
Joism751/
Jeihm751/
Jzime751/
Joimh751/
Jimcc751/
Jaaim751/
Jo-Im751/
Jtimh751/
Jttim751/
Jzimh751/
Jzimt751/
Jjaim751/
Jjimd751/
Jin673,557,288/
Ime6768,869/
Sim6765,176/
Him6723,959/
Yim6723,416/
Aim6710,959/
Gim676,910/
Jem676,871/
Cim676,546/
Iem673,518/
Ajm672,035/
Oim671,492/
Zim67840/
Eim67512/
Iom67452/
I'm67436/
Jym67398/
Ism67364/
Hjm67313/
Imm67254/
Djaime67253/
Ijm67239/
Jme67177/
Jhm67146/
Imt67103/
Jmm67102/
Jaimme6794/
Imd6779/
Djeime6772/
Itm6769/
Cjm6766/
Jmh6762/
Ejm6756/
Imn6750/
Img6747/
Djimme6744/
Uim6744/
Ihm6740/
Jaimeh6735/
Imh6724/
Jjm6721/
Jeimme6717/
Jittem6716/
Ujm6714/
Jissem678/
Zjm675/
Ojm675/
Jaaime674/
Joisme674/
Imq674/
J'M674/
Jiscem673/
Jeisme672/
Jichim672/
Hjaime672/
Đim672/
Zjaime672/
Jittim672/
Ƒim671/
Ja'aim671/
Jaithm671/
Jaijme671/
Jaisme671/
Jaimhe671/
Jaimmh671/
Jaimth671/
Jichem671/
Jhhime671/
Jhoime671/
Jisiem671/
Jisimc671/
Jitemd671/
Joimme671/
Jım671/
Jaihme671/
Jimmth671/
Tjeime671/
Jeihme671/
Jisemn671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jim