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Jimena

/ˈdʒɪmənə/ · 100% girls · #578 in the US for girls, 2025

Jimena has been given to about 17,042 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2016, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ˈdʒɪmənə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 16,941
Median age today13 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jimena per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2016 · 830
  • Born in 2025515
  • All time17,042

How popular is Jimena?

Jimena ranks 578th among American girls in 2025, with 515 born that year. Its best year was 2016, when 830 babies were given the name, ranking 401st. The typical living American called Jimena is about 13 years old today. It is relatively most common in Nevada, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.

Names that sound like Jimena

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ximena0.81
  2. Siena0.75
  3. Milena0.75
  4. Sienna0.72
  5. Vienna0.72
  6. Jena0.70
  7. Jianna0.70
  8. Simona0.70

Middle names for Jimena

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jimena Rose0.85
  2. Jimena Louise0.85
  3. Jimena Pearl0.84
  4. Jimena Quinn0.84
  5. Jimena Nell0.84
  6. Jimena Wren0.83

Sibling names for Jimena

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Melanysister · 0.99
  2. Anayasister · 0.99
  3. Kennedisister · 0.99
  4. Izaiahbrother · 0.99
  5. Alijahbrother · 0.98
  6. Nasirbrother · 0.98

Where Jimena is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Nevada0.04%
  2. Idaho0.04%
  3. California0.04%
  4. Maryland0.03%
  5. Texas0.03%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Jimena White0.80
  2. Jimena Reyes0.80
  3. Jimena Nguyen0.80
  4. Jimena Moore0.80
  5. Jimena Lee0.80
  6. Jimena Hill0.80

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Jimena

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Jimena across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.