Tim

Last seen for girls in 1976 at #9,284 · #3,181 for boys in 2025, 37 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
1960 · 6,931 births
Debut · boys
12 births
In top 100 · boys
8 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
83,358
since 1880

Tim over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201948peak #60, 1960boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#3,18137
2024—#2,50254
2023—#3,22837
2022—#3,53332
2021—#2,91842
2020—#3,41832
2019—#2,36457
2018—#2,32557
2017—#2,41753
2016—#2,06668
2015—#2,21261
2014—#1,92075
2013—#2,42451
2012—#2,86941
2011—#2,54748
2010—#2,06965
2009—#2,01069
2008—#2,00170
2007—#1,86177
2006—#1,76978
2005—#1,61984
2004—#1,98960
2003—#1,47888
2002—#1,55779
2001—#1,50281
2000—#1,38291
1999—#1,51774
1998—#1,68061
1997—#1,70657
1996—#1,59961
1995—#1,73651
1994—#1,40969
1993—#1,46064
1992—#1,28178
1991—#1,36868
1990—#1,25977
1989—#1,06496
1988—#1,02392
1987—#1,04783
1986—#1,07575
1985—#901101
1984—#784122
1983—#89596
1982—#747139
1981—#679162
1980—#675165
1979—#702148
1978—#523246
1977—#520254
1976#9,2845#459291
1975#9,0675#436327
1974—#382410
1973—#328523
1972#8,2925#265733
1971#5,5439#2261,049
1970#3,71216#1991,324
1969#5,0579#1811,544
1968#5,1478#1392,073
1967#5,4577#1162,624
1966#4,8668#1033,141
1965#3,40214#973,718
1964#4,09611#824,695
1963#6,5925#795,016
1962#4,26310#725,585
1961#3,60813#656,245
1960#3,51213#606,931
1959#3,43613#606,826
1958#4,5208#745,540
1957#3,48912#1193,251
1956—#1741,717
1955—#2121,144
1954#5,7535#244815
1953—#254744
1952—#260696
1951—#250715
1950#5,3015#241754
1949#4,2357#2011,007
1948—#1711,296
1947—#1701,330
1946—#1711,134
1945—#192779
1944—#228605
1943—#232618
1942—#263512
1941—#296388
1940—#307333
1939—#358245
1938—#337270
1937—#441162
1936—#488134
1935—#498131
1934—#552114
1933—#572101
1932—#65187
1931—#71772
1930—#83261
1929—#72974
1928—#96350
1927—#84064
1926—#82165
1925—#85860
1924—#87262
1923—#84165
1922—#1,01049
1921—#95354
1920—#84664
1919—#87757
1918—#79667
1917—#91948
1916—#83456
1915—#99640
1914—#68755
1913—#77737
1912—#71336
1911—#64423
1910—#47434
1909—#46230
1908—#55321
1907—#55919
1906—#61315
1905—#52519
1904—#61214
1903—#39325
1902—#50718
1901—#7798
1900—#49022
1899—#54813
1898—#63512
1897—#8527
1896—#55114
1895—#52915
1894—#7878
1893—#41919
1892—#59712
1891—#45615
1890—#43417
1889—#49814
1888—#64810
1887—#39218
1886—#49114
1885—#46216
1884—#46816
1883—#44816
1882—#57611
1881—#50312
1880—#52612
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Tim was already there! It came in at #526, and was given to 12 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1897, when fewer than 8 boys a year got the name.

Where Tim is popular in 1948

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Tim, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Tim, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Tim, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Tim, so not publishedNHWashington: #78 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 400 boysWAIdaho: #98 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 482 boysIDMontana: #96 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 482 boysMTNorth Dakota: #135 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 812 boysNDMinnesota: #115 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 722 boysMNIllinois: #145 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 1,128 boysILWisconsin: #132 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,089 boysWIMichigan: #123 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 854 boysMINew York: #277 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 4,634 boysNYMassachusetts: #305 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 9,672 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Tim, so not publishedRIOregon: #89 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 462 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Tim, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Tim, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #143 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 910 boysSDIowa: #82 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 459 boysIAIndiana: #90 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 567 boysINOhio: #102 for boys · 127 births · 1 in 704 boysOHPennsylvania: #204 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 2,885 boysPANew Jersey: #271 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,669 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Tim, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #109 for boys · 201 births · 1 in 585 boysCAUtah: #121 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 587 boysUTColorado: #159 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,042 boysCONebraska: #116 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 649 boysNEMissouri: #159 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,279 boysMOKentucky: #233 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,255 boysKYWest Virginia: #340 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,972 boysWVVirginia: #396 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,140 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Tim, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Tim, so not publishedDEArizona: #215 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,316 boysAZNew Mexico: #260 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,798 boysNMKansas: #119 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 642 boysKSArkansas: #289 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,860 boysARTennessee: #272 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,287 boysTNNorth Carolina: #274 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,857 boysNCSouth Carolina: #258 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,558 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Tim, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #158 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,015 boysOKLouisiana: #294 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,420 boysLAMississippi: #327 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,549 boysMSAlabama: #438 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,482 boysALGeorgia: #272 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,727 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Tim, so not publishedHITexas: #276 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,999 boysTXFlorida: #222 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,775 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Washington#78 · 1 in 400
  2. Iowa#82 · 1 in 459
  3. Oregon#89 · 1 in 462
  4. Indiana#90 · 1 in 567
  5. Montana#96 · 1 in 482

Best ever in a state: #29 in South Dakota, 1960.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Washington#78661 in 400
Iowa#82631 in 459
Oregon#89351 in 462
Indiana#90771 in 567
Montana#96131 in 482
Idaho#98141 in 482
Ohio#1021271 in 704
California#1092011 in 585
Minnesota#115471 in 722
Nebraska#116221 in 649
Kansas#119301 in 642
Utah#121161 in 587
Michigan#123861 in 854
Wisconsin#132351 in 1,089
North Dakota#13591 in 812
South Dakota#14381 in 910
Illinois#145781 in 1,128
Oklahoma#158231 in 1,015
Colorado#159151 in 1,042
Missouri#159321 in 1,279
Pennsylvania#204381 in 2,885
Arizona#21571 in 1,316
Florida#222161 in 1,775
Kentucky#233161 in 2,255
South Carolina#258111 in 2,558
New Mexico#26051 in 1,798
New Jersey#27181 in 5,669
Georgia#272161 in 2,727
Tennessee#272121 in 3,287
North Carolina#274181 in 2,857
Texas#276491 in 1,999
New York#277321 in 4,634
Arkansas#28981 in 2,860
Louisiana#294141 in 2,420
Massachusetts#30551 in 9,672
Mississippi#32781 in 3,549
West Virginia#34051 in 4,972
Virginia#39661 in 6,140
Alabama#43861 in 6,482
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Tim
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 679 spots since 2024 (#2,502 → #3,181)
  • 237 spots since 2020 (#3,418 → #3,181)
  • 969 spots since 2015 (#2,212 → #3,181)
  • Biggest jump: 272 spots in 1902 (#779 → #507)
  • Biggest drop: 368 spots in 1894 (#419 → #787)
Rise & fade · boys
80 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1960 at #60 (6,931 births)
  • Births halved by 1966, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 8 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 8 yrs · run 1958–1965
  • Top 1,000: 105 yrs · run 1923–1985
Share of babies · boys
1 in 308
  • Highest: 1 in 308 boys born in 1960 were named Tim (0.33%)
  • Latest: 1 in 46,164 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1960s
  • 49.9% of all boys named Tim (41,572) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s139#392 (1887)#501
1890s132#419 (1893)#581
1900s191#393 (1903)#549
1910s453#474 (1910)#772
1920s607#729 (1929)#873
1930s1,377#337 (1938)#545
1940s8,002#170 (1947)#223
1950s22,202#60 (1959)#189
1960s41,572#60 (1960)#99
1970s5,305#199 (1970)#404
1980s1,131#675 (1980)#889
1990s660#1,259 (1990)#1,502
2000s777#1,382 (2000)#1,717
2010s576#1,920 (2014)#2,321
2020s234#2,502 (2024)#3,130

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Tim in 1948

boys
#171
1,296 births · 1 in 1,354 boys

Top boys' names in 1948

  1. #1James88,605
  2. #2Robert85,478
  3. #3John82,834
  4. #4William61,972
  5. #5David56,627
  6. #6Michael52,566
  7. #7Richard50,970
  8. #8Thomas43,780
  9. #9Charles38,676
  10. #10Ronald33,527
  11. #171Tim1,296
More about 1948

boys

1,754,618 boys got a published name in 1948; 1 in 1,354 of them was named Tim, which outranked 95.9% of the 4,199 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tim
  1. #168Claude1,346
  2. #169Wesley1,336
  3. #170Roland1,333
  4. #171Tim1,296
  5. #172Chris1,286
  6. #173Jonathan1,282
  7. #174Rick1,279
Biggest movers since 1947
Risers
  1. ↑ 514Arnulfo#1,316 → #802
  2. ↑ 422Lucio#1,394 → #972
  3. ↑ 377Isidro#1,190 → #813
  4. ↑ 363Shawn#923 → #560
  5. ↑ 331Aurelio#1,233 → #902
Fallers
  1. ↓ 400Marshal#1,000 → #1,400
  2. ↓ 390Robby#906 → #1,296
  3. ↓ 333Frances#923 → #1,256
  4. ↓ 324Deane#836 → #1,160
  5. ↓ 321Lenwood#975 → #1,296

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1948 →