How Many People Are Named Jimena?
An estimated 16,351 people in the United States have the first name Jimena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Jimena peaked in popularity in 2016 with 830 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jimena as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jimena paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Jimena is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
16,351
About 1 in 20,962 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2016
830 births
Total Registered
16,524
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jimena
Jimena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 16,524 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jimena as a male name
Ranked #8,499 in 2004
8 male births in 2004
Peak: 2004 (8 births)
Jimena as a female name
Ranked #536 in 2024
563 female births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (830 births)
Jimena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jimena span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 7,231 babies were registered. While Jimena is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jimena by Decade
How has Jimena tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jimena by State
Birth registrations for Jimena span all 37 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri. On average, about 417 Jimenas were registered per state.
Jimena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jimena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jimena
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Jimena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jimena?
We estimate approximately 16,351 people named Jimena are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 20,962 Americans share this first name.
Is Jimena a common name?
Jimena is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 16,524 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jimena most popular?
Jimena reached peak popularity in 2016, when 830 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jimena is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jimena a female name?
Jimena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jimena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jimena Smith, Jimena Johnson, Jimena Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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