English Wiktionary account
Source-reportedVariant of Wim or Willem.
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- Wiktionary: PimCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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A given name in Dutch and Scots
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01 / Meaning & origin
Pim is a unisex given name documented in Dutch and Scots. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it.
2 source accounts
Variant of Wim or Willem.
Nickname for Jim, pet form of James.
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Switzerland, 2025: 2 boys (rank 1916).
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2017–2025 Spelling: Pim
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Source: Sociale Verzekeringsbank · Netherlands — SVB newborn names from child-benefit administration, 2017–2025
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| Year | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 244 | 54 | observed |
| 2018 | 202 | 78 | observed |
| 2019 | 220 | 61 | observed |
| 2020 | 189 | 83 | observed |
| 2021 | 184 | 93 | observed |
| 2022 | 147 | 111 | observed |
| 2023 | 153 | 101 | observed |
| 2024 | 136 | 122 | observed |
| 2025 | 147 | 114 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Pim” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Dutch public-sector database reuse assessment; no standard publisher licence stated
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Netherlands — SVB newborn names from child-benefit administration, 2017–2025
Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), Netherlands · Dutch public-sector database reuse assessment; no standard publisher licence stated · retrieved 2026-10-15
Switzerland — published first names of newborns, 2000–2025
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Switzerland · opendata.swiss OPEN-BY (commercial and non-commercial reuse with source attribution) · retrieved 2026-10-15
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