Jimena is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Jimena means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Jimena across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Jimena has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Jimena is a girl name of Spanish origin meaning “heard, or of uncertain origin”. A Spanish name, feminine counterpart to the medieval Ximeno.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 17,042 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 27 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Jimena per year, United States (1966 to 2025). United States peaked in 2016 (830/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2022 (6/yr).
Jimena has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2016, when it ranked #789 nationally (given to 834 babies that year).
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