Timothy
Last seen for girls in 2016 at #16,215 · #203 for boys in 2025, 1,734 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1960 · 30,498 births
- Debut · boys
- 70 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 65 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,084,192since 1880
Timothy over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #203 | 1,734 | |
| 2024 | — | #206 | 1,721 | |
| 2023 | — | #211 | 1,747 | |
| 2022 | — | #202 | 1,848 | |
| 2021 | — | #198 | 1,923 | |
| 2020 | — | #192 | 2,011 | |
| 2019 | — | #188 | 2,092 | |
| 2018 | — | #165 | 2,356 | |
| 2017 | — | #163 | 2,420 | |
| 2016 | #16,215 | 5 | #152 | 2,674 |
| 2015 | #16,419 | 5 | #147 | 2,802 |
| 2014 | — | #134 | 3,012 | |
| 2013 | — | #124 | 3,068 | |
| 2012 | #16,869 | 5 | #118 | 3,123 |
| 2011 | — | #123 | 3,233 | |
| 2010 | #16,992 | 5 | #114 | 3,454 |
| 2009 | — | #109 | 3,773 | |
| 2008 | #15,405 | 6 | #107 | 4,095 |
| 2007 | #13,924 | 7 | #99 | 4,437 |
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | #93 | 4,706 |
| 2005 | #11,834 | 8 | #84 | 5,034 |
| 2004 | #4,172 | 33 | #79 | 5,234 |
| 2003 | #7,998 | 13 | #76 | 5,487 |
| 2002 | #10,246 | 9 | #70 | 6,020 |
| 2001 | #7,724 | 13 | #67 | 6,423 |
| 2000 | #9,874 | 9 | #58 | 7,261 |
| 1999 | #6,836 | 14 | #49 | 7,593 |
| 1998 | #6,360 | 15 | #49 | 7,845 |
| 1997 | #6,483 | 14 | #43 | 8,502 |
| 1996 | #5,065 | 19 | #40 | 8,919 |
| 1995 | #5,221 | 18 | #40 | 9,788 |
| 1994 | #5,016 | 19 | #39 | 10,767 |
| 1993 | #3,987 | 26 | #38 | 11,640 |
| 1992 | #3,680 | 29 | #34 | 12,864 |
| 1991 | #3,633 | 29 | #32 | 14,154 |
| 1990 | #2,153 | 60 | #30 | 15,700 |
| 1989 | #2,027 | 62 | #28 | 16,427 |
| 1988 | #1,269 | 115 | #25 | 16,807 |
| 1987 | #1,216 | 118 | #26 | 17,398 |
| 1986 | #1,260 | 107 | #27 | 16,875 |
| 1985 | #1,091 | 133 | #26 | 17,140 |
| 1984 | #1,103 | 125 | #26 | 16,987 |
| 1983 | #1,096 | 125 | #26 | 16,363 |
| 1982 | #1,074 | 133 | #24 | 17,464 |
| 1981 | #1,004 | 145 | #24 | 18,228 |
| 1980 | #1,244 | 105 | #20 | 19,146 |
| 1979 | #1,069 | 129 | #18 | 19,077 |
| 1978 | #1,176 | 107 | #17 | 19,597 |
| 1977 | #1,199 | 102 | #18 | 17,977 |
| 1976 | #1,043 | 118 | #21 | 16,620 |
| 1975 | #1,111 | 105 | #22 | 15,947 |
| 1974 | #1,351 | 77 | #22 | 15,890 |
| 1973 | #1,160 | 94 | #22 | 16,036 |
| 1972 | #1,022 | 114 | #21 | 17,605 |
| 1971 | #1,047 | 115 | #21 | 20,089 |
| 1970 | #916 | 141 | #20 | 22,422 |
| 1969 | #1,059 | 107 | #17 | 23,358 |
| 1968 | #875 | 138 | #13 | 26,496 |
| 1967 | #908 | 127 | #11 | 28,587 |
| 1966 | #949 | 115 | #11 | 28,923 |
| 1965 | #973 | 112 | #12 | 28,334 |
| 1964 | #1,153 | 91 | #15 | 28,090 |
| 1963 | #1,087 | 99 | #15 | 27,187 |
| 1962 | #1,145 | 91 | #16 | 27,111 |
| 1961 | #1,095 | 100 | #15 | 28,253 |
| 1960 | #1,156 | 89 | #11 | 30,498 |
| 1959 | #1,203 | 79 | #12 | 30,783 |
| 1958 | #1,180 | 81 | #13 | 28,797 |
| 1957 | #1,407 | 56 | #19 | 24,733 |
| 1956 | #1,533 | 48 | #19 | 23,288 |
| 1955 | #1,480 | 47 | #22 | 20,738 |
| 1954 | #1,560 | 42 | #26 | 17,427 |
| 1953 | #1,671 | 35 | #26 | 15,187 |
| 1952 | #1,861 | 29 | #27 | 14,167 |
| 1951 | #3,106 | 12 | #28 | 12,705 |
| 1950 | #1,835 | 27 | #32 | 10,499 |
| 1949 | #2,274 | 19 | #34 | 9,346 |
| 1948 | #2,416 | 17 | #38 | 8,043 |
| 1947 | #2,898 | 13 | #52 | 6,747 |
| 1946 | #2,024 | 21 | #60 | 5,152 |
| 1945 | #2,916 | 10 | #70 | 3,591 |
| 1944 | #2,762 | 11 | #92 | 2,754 |
| 1943 | #2,558 | 13 | #99 | 2,578 |
| 1942 | #2,986 | 10 | #108 | 2,275 |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 | #121 | 1,632 |
| 1940 | — | #135 | 1,385 | |
| 1939 | #3,145 | 8 | #153 | 1,066 |
| 1938 | #2,730 | 10 | #167 | 882 |
| 1937 | — | #192 | 674 | |
| 1936 | — | #253 | 439 | |
| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 | #281 | 371 |
| 1934 | — | #295 | 336 | |
| 1933 | — | #283 | 346 | |
| 1932 | — | #299 | 341 | |
| 1931 | — | #301 | 344 | |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | #316 | 306 |
| 1929 | — | #324 | 292 | |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | #326 | 297 |
| 1927 | — | #319 | 325 | |
| 1926 | — | #351 | 274 | |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | #319 | 319 |
| 1924 | — | #324 | 322 | |
| 1923 | — | #323 | 325 | |
| 1922 | — | #350 | 288 | |
| 1921 | #3,666 | 8 | #383 | 249 |
| 1920 | — | #365 | 269 | |
| 1919 | — | #366 | 249 | |
| 1918 | — | #340 | 285 | |
| 1917 | — | #344 | 260 | |
| 1916 | — | #339 | 246 | |
| 1915 | — | #332 | 253 | |
| 1914 | — | #353 | 174 | |
| 1913 | — | #317 | 160 | |
| 1912 | — | #334 | 128 | |
| 1911 | — | #279 | 88 | |
| 1910 | — | #279 | 75 | |
| 1909 | — | #275 | 67 | |
| 1908 | — | #257 | 67 | |
| 1907 | — | #227 | 81 | |
| 1906 | — | #273 | 52 | |
| 1905 | — | #224 | 73 | |
| 1904 | — | #249 | 58 | |
| 1903 | — | #263 | 49 | |
| 1902 | — | #229 | 62 | |
| 1901 | — | #218 | 62 | |
| 1900 | — | #228 | 76 | |
| 1899 | — | #216 | 60 | |
| 1898 | — | #199 | 75 | |
| 1897 | — | #222 | 58 | |
| 1896 | — | #211 | 71 | |
| 1895 | — | #227 | 60 | |
| 1894 | — | #204 | 71 | |
| 1893 | — | #219 | 62 | |
| 1892 | — | #205 | 71 | |
| 1891 | — | #188 | 66 | |
| 1890 | — | #221 | 56 | |
| 1889 | — | #166 | 82 | |
| 1888 | — | #197 | 76 | |
| 1887 | — | #210 | 54 | |
| 1886 | — | #181 | 74 | |
| 1885 | — | #199 | 64 | |
| 1884 | — | #181 | 77 | |
| 1883 | — | #190 | 62 | |
| 1882 | — | #186 | 71 | |
| 1881 | — | #184 | 63 | |
| 1880 | — | #180 | 70 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Timothy was already there! It came in at #180, and was given to 70 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1901–1906, when fewer than 74 boys a year got the name.
Where Timothy is popular in 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Maryland#13 · 1 in 69
- West Virginia#14 · 1 in 55
- South Carolina#14 · 1 in 75
- New Hampshire#15 · 1 in 52
- Missouri#15 · 1 in 65
Best ever in a state: #5 in Vermont, 1966.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | #13 | 329 | 1 in 69 |
| South Carolina | #14 | 282 | 1 in 75 |
| West Virginia | #14 | 252 | 1 in 55 |
| Alabama | #15 | 361 | 1 in 75 |
| Georgia | #15 | 506 | 1 in 78 |
| Kentucky | #15 | 417 | 1 in 68 |
| Mississippi | #15 | 233 | 1 in 81 |
| Missouri | #15 | 564 | 1 in 65 |
| New Hampshire | #15 | 109 | 1 in 52 |
| North Carolina | #15 | 530 | 1 in 71 |
| Pennsylvania | #15 | 1,086 | 1 in 70 |
| Virginia | #15 | 458 | 1 in 73 |
| Illinois | #16 | 1,169 | 1 in 72 |
| Tennessee | #16 | 438 | 1 in 75 |
| Michigan | #17 | 951 | 1 in 70 |
| Ohio | #18 | 1,136 | 1 in 71 |
| Wisconsin | #18 | 575 | 1 in 60 |
| Wyoming | #18 | 52 | 1 in 69 |
| Colorado | #19 | 264 | 1 in 82 |
| Connecticut | #19 | 238 | 1 in 73 |
| District of Columbia | #19 | 87 | 1 in 91 |
| Florida | #19 | 594 | 1 in 92 |
| Massachusetts | #19 | 509 | 1 in 67 |
| Nebraska | #19 | 186 | 1 in 64 |
| New Mexico | #19 | 100 | 1 in 102 |
| Rhode Island | #19 | 79 | 1 in 67 |
| Maine | #20 | 113 | 1 in 63 |
| Alaska | #21 | 44 | 1 in 80 |
| Arkansas | #21 | 169 | 1 in 94 |
| Indiana | #21 | 526 | 1 in 78 |
| Vermont | #21 | 44 | 1 in 70 |
| Idaho | #22 | 117 | 1 in 72 |
| Minnesota | #22 | 443 | 1 in 70 |
| Oregon | #22 | 246 | 1 in 79 |
| New Jersey | #23 | 446 | 1 in 95 |
| New York | #23 | 1,120 | 1 in 99 |
| Delaware | #24 | 49 | 1 in 76 |
| Louisiana | #24 | 321 | 1 in 109 |
| North Dakota | #24 | 68 | 1 in 81 |
| Iowa | #25 | 300 | 1 in 74 |
| Kansas | #25 | 196 | 1 in 86 |
| South Dakota | #25 | 62 | 1 in 86 |
| Washington | #25 | 326 | 1 in 91 |
| Oklahoma | #26 | 204 | 1 in 105 |
| Texas | #26 | 896 | 1 in 138 |
| Arizona | #27 | 191 | 1 in 110 |
| California | #29 | 1,409 | 1 in 128 |
| Nevada | #30 | 46 | 1 in 108 |
| Montana | #32 | 58 | 1 in 100 |
| Hawaii | #37 | 43 | 1 in 150 |
| Utah | #41 | 135 | 1 in 141 |
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 Timothy
- 3 spots since 2024 (#206 → #203)
- 11 spots since 2020 (#192 → #203)
- 56 spots since 2015 (#147 → #203)
- Biggest jump: 61 spots in 1937 (#253 → #192)
- Biggest drop: 55 spots in 1890 (#166 → #221)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1960 at #11 (30,498 births)
- Births halved by 1991, 31 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 65 yrs · run 1943–2007
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 61 boys born in 1967 were named Timothy (1.6%)
- Latest: 1 in 985 boys born in 2025 (0.10%)
- Its best rank, #11 in 1960, was only 1 in 70 (1.4%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 25.5% of all boys named Timothy (276,837) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 693 | #166 (1889) | #187 |
| 1890s | 650 | #188 (1891) | #211 |
| 1900s | 647 | #218 (1901) | #244 |
| 1910s | 1,918 | #279 (1911) | #328 |
| 1920s | 2,960 | #319 (1927) | #338 |
| 1930s | 5,105 | #153 (1939) | #254 |
| 1940s | 43,503 | #34 (1949) | #81 |
| 1950s | 198,324 | #12 (1959) | #22 |
| 1960s | 276,837 | #11 (1960) | #14 |
| 1970s | 181,260 | #17 (1978) | #20 |
| 1980s | 172,835 | #20 (1980) | #25 |
| 1990s | 107,772 | #30 (1990) | #39 |
| 2000s | 52,470 | #58 (2000) | #84 |
| 2010s | 28,234 | #114 (2010) | #143 |
| 2020s | 10,984 | #192 (2020) | #202 |
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.
Timothy in 1979
Top girls' names in 1979
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 12,444 of them was named Timothy, which outranked 91.1% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,061Kiana130
- #1,061Latarsha130
- #1,061Layla130
- #1,069Timothy129
- #1,069Ayanna129
- #1,069Christiana129
- #1,069Mandie129
- #1,074Angelita128
- #1,074Carole128
- #1,074Elsie128
Tied with 4 names at #1,069; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 90 of them was named Timothy, which outranked 99.7% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.