Timmy

Last seen for girls in 1976 at #8,156 · #5,861 for boys in 2025, 15 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time

Showing
Show data for
Peak · boys
1959 · 1,570 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
25,755
since 1926

Timmy over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Timmy has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201976peak #188, 1959boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#5,86115
2024—#4,89020
2023—#4,11226
2022—#5,44517
2021—#6,33513
2020—#3,81127
2019—#3,49632
2018—#3,44632
2017—#3,88927
2016—#3,35833
2015—#3,14936
2014—#2,70544
2013—#2,76342
2012—#2,95439
2011—#3,04637
2010—#2,91440
2009—#2,89441
2008—#2,75344
2007—#1,83079
2006—#1,99467
2005—#1,63583
2004—#1,51688
2003—#1,81565
2002—#1,37296
2001—#1,242107
2000—#1,260104
1999—#1,30393
1998—#1,177105
1997—#1,27490
1996—#1,037118
1995—#1,081109
1994—#1,009121
1993—#983121
1992—#880144
1991—#841152
1990—#869139
1989—#886129
1988—#801140
1987—#787137
1986—#777136
1985—#733145
1984—#660171
1983—#679158
1982—#637184
1981—#663167
1980—#562235
1979—#510271
1978—#480286
1977—#470293
1976#8,1566#466284
1975—#455308
1974—#411361
1973#8,4235#397382
1972#5,9598#362465
1971#6,0068#310619
1970#5,4139#306646
1969#3,77414#285698
1968#4,22211#229968
1967#4,9828#227967
1966#4,19810#2161,038
1965#3,95211#2201,087
1964#5,0088#2111,301
1963#3,63513#2081,379
1962#3,16116#2051,437
1961#4,5469#2001,482
1960#3,68812#1921,572
1959#4,6258#1881,570
1958—#2251,177
1957—#310606
1956—#366408
1955#5,8285#440282
1954—#459250
1953#4,5957#535178
1952—#522179
1951—#496187
1950—#537160
1949—#539153
1948—#563140
1947—#71592
1946—#69587
1945—#76764
1944—#77465
1943—#90854
1942—#1,13936
1941—#1,16932
1940—#1,57319
1939—#1,32325
1938—#1,33725
1937—#2,19711
1936—#2,30110
1935—#2,02913
1934—#3,2776
1933—#2,09312
1932——
1931——
1930—#4,0015
1929—#2,45211
1928——
1927——
1926—#3,7086
1925——
1924——
1923——
1922——
1921——
1920——
1919——
1918——
1917——
1916——
1915——
1914——
1913——
1912——
1911——
1910——
1909——
1908——
1907——
1906——
1905——
1904——
1903——
1902——
1901——
1900——
1899——
1898——
1897——
1896——
1895——
1894——
1893——
1892——
1891——
1890——
1889——
1888——
1887——
1886——
1885——
1884——
1883——
1882——
1881——
1880——
First appearance
1926

The first year at least five boys were named Timmy! It came in at #3,708, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1927–1928, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Timmy is popular in 1976

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedNHWashington: #372 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,025 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedMNIllinois: #547 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 7,129 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedWIMichigan: #668 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 12,223 boysMINew York: #544 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 7,016 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedIAIndiana: #326 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,815 boysINOhio: #381 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 5,760 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #673 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 9,918 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedNEMissouri: #351 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,125 boysMOKentucky: #158 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,158 boysKYWest Virginia: #225 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,203 boysWVVirginia: #334 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,390 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedNMKansas: #316 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,033 boysKSArkansas: #237 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,649 boysARTennessee: #280 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,707 boysTNNorth Carolina: #235 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,726 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #371 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,821 boysOKLouisiana: #380 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,040 boysLAMississippi: #236 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,389 boysMSAlabama: #342 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,141 boysALGeorgia: #317 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,739 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedHITexas: #709 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 9,779 boysTXFlorida: #416 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,932 boysFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · boys
  1. Kentucky#158 · 1 in 1,158
  2. West Virginia#225 · 1 in 2,203
  3. North Carolina#235 · 1 in 1,726
  4. Mississippi#236 · 1 in 1,389
  5. Arkansas#237 · 1 in 1,649

Best ever in a state: #61 in West Virginia, 1959.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#158231 in 1,158
West Virginia#22561 in 2,203
North Carolina#235211 in 1,726
Mississippi#236131 in 1,389
Arkansas#23791 in 1,649
Tennessee#280111 in 2,707
Kansas#31651 in 3,033
Georgia#317131 in 2,739
Indiana#326101 in 3,815
Virginia#33491 in 3,390
Alabama#34281 in 3,141
Missouri#35181 in 4,125
Oklahoma#37151 in 3,821
Washington#37261 in 4,025
Louisiana#380101 in 3,040
Ohio#381131 in 5,760
Florida#416121 in 3,932
New York#544161 in 7,016
Illinois#547111 in 7,129
Michigan#66851 in 12,223
California#673161 in 9,918
Texas#709111 in 9,779
Alaska———
Arizona———
Colorado———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Iowa———
Maine———
Maryland———
Massachusetts———
Minnesota———
Montana———
Nebraska———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Jersey———
New Mexico———
North Dakota———
Oregon———
Pennsylvania———
Rhode Island———
South Carolina———
South Dakota———
Utah———
Vermont———
Wisconsin———
Wyoming———

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 Timmy
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 971 spots since 2024 (#4,890 → #5,861)
  • 2,050 spots since 2020 (#3,811 → #5,861)
  • 2,712 spots since 2015 (#3,149 → #5,861)
  • Biggest jump: 231 spots in 1943 (#1,139 → #908)
  • Biggest drop: 103 spots in 1993 (#880 → #983)
Rise & fade · boys
33 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1926
  • Peaked 1959 at #188 (1,570 births)
  • Births halved by 1969, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 51 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 51 yrs · run 1943–1993
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,356
  • Highest: 1 in 1,356 boys born in 1960 were named Timmy (0.07%)
  • Latest: 1 in 113,872 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #188 in 1959, was only 1 in 1,360 (0.07%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1960s
  • 46.3% of all boys named Timmy (11,929) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s17#2,452 (1929)#3,080
1930s107#1,323 (1939)#2,320
1940s742#539 (1949)#884
1950s4,997#188 (1959)#408
1960s11,929#192 (1960)#219
1970s3,915#306 (1970)#417
1980s1,602#562 (1980)#719
1990s1,192#841 (1991)#1,045
2000s774#1,242 (2001)#1,831
2010s362#2,705 (2014)#3,172
2020s118#3,811 (2020)#5,076

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.

Timmy in 1976

girls
#8,156
6 births · 1 in 244,183 girls
boys
#466
284 births · 1 in 5,525 boys

Top girls' names in 1976

  1. #1Jennifer59,473
  2. #2Amy31,339
  3. #3Melissa25,094
  4. #4Heather24,192
  5. #5Angela22,038
  6. #6Michelle19,550
  7. #7Kimberly18,962
  8. #8Jessica18,368
  9. #9Lisa17,346
  10. #10Amanda15,588
  11. #8,156Timmy6

Top boys' names in 1976

  1. #1Michael66,915
  2. #2Jason52,643
  3. #3Christopher45,190
  4. #4David39,265
  5. #5James38,294
  6. #6John33,976
  7. #7Robert33,789
  8. #8Brian30,517
  9. #9Matthew29,951
  10. #10Daniel24,702
  11. #466Timmy284
More about 1976

girls

1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 244,183 of them was named Timmy, which outranked 25.3% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Timmy
  1. #7,296Zelia7
  2. #7,296Zora7
  3. #7,296Zuri7
  4. #8,156Timmy6
  5. #8,156Abbi6
  6. #8,156Abigal6
  7. #8,156Abigale6
  8. #9,284Aaren5
  9. #9,284Abeer5
  10. #9,284Abi5

Tied with 1,127 names at #8,156; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,548Rhiannon#4,141 → #593
  2. ↑ 3,533Mackenzie#4,370 → #837
  3. ↑ 3,060Khalilah#3,774 → #714
  4. ↑ 1,663Kenisha#2,612 → #949
  5. ↑ 1,455Latoria#2,411 → #956
Fallers
  1. ↓ 821Nyree#926 → #1,747
  2. ↓ 668Syreeta#778 → #1,446
  3. ↓ 505Cher#994 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 398Kandice#957 → #1,355
  5. ↓ 370Racquel#973 → #1,343

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

boys

1,569,007 boys got a published name in 1976; 1 in 5,525 of them was named Timmy, which outranked 92.8% of the 6,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Timmy
  1. #463Stephan286
  2. #464Benny285
  3. #464Tomas285
  4. #466Timmy284
  5. #467Rex283
  6. #467Wendell283
  7. #469Earnest281
Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,506Seneca#4,309 → #803
  2. ↑ 1,165Jameel#2,134 → #969
  3. ↑ 712Delvin#1,658 → #946
  4. ↑ 567Jerimy#1,530 → #963
  5. ↑ 510Jamaal#1,042 → #532
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,113Santino#1,000 → #2,113
  2. ↓ 511Carnell#900 → #1,411
  3. ↓ 453Nakia#337 → #790
  4. ↓ 395Charlton#938 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 376Benjiman#970 → #1,346

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

See the top 100 for 1976 →