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What does Jimmy mean?
Jimmy 
▼ as a boys' name is of Hebrew derivation, and the meaning of Jimmy is "he who supplants". Jimmy is an alternate form of James (Hebrew): from Late Latin Iacomus. Jimmy is also a variant of Jim (Hebrew).
ASSOCIATED WITH supplants (victory)
Variations
VARIANTS Jimmie▼, Jimmey, Jimmee, Jimi, Jemmy, Jaymie, Jamie▼, Jamey▼, Jaimie
RELATED FORMS VIA JAMES, JIM Jaime, Jaimey, Jame, Jayme, Jem, Jimbo, Jimson
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Jamy, ..
(female) Jimme, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Jimmy Jaiden (J.J.), ..
How popular is Jimmy?
Jimmy is a very prominent first name for men (#99 out of 1220, Top 8%) and also a very prominent last name for all people (#58130 out of 150436, Top 39%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Jimmy reached its highest rank of #46 in the U.S. during the years 1940-1949, and is at #653 currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular varying forms of Jimmy (#653 FROM CURRENT RECORDS) are James (#4), Jaime (#512), Jamie (#722), Jaimie, Jame, Jamey, Jayme, Jim, Jimi, Jimmey and Jimmie. Other forms, like Jimmee, are uncommon. Adoption of these forms of Jimmy was at its apex in the 1940s (AVERAGE #1022) and has become significantly less since (#1490, 87% LESS USAGE), with forms such as Jamey going out of style.
Similar Names
Jimmy▼ is alike in pronunciation to Jamee, Jemmie and Jomei. Other recommended sound-alike names are Jimal, Jimar, Remmy, Sammy▼, Timmy▼ and Tommy▼. These names tend to be less frequently used than Jimmy.
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