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
Showing
- 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
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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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
| 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 | |
First appearance
1880
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 2017
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- South Carolina#89 · 1 in 362
- New Hampshire#96 · 1 in 287
- District of Columbia#97 · 1 in 310
- Alabama#109 · 1 in 440
- Pennsylvania#112 · 1 in 458
Best ever in a state: #5 in Vermont, 1966.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #89 | 58 | 1 in 362 |
| New Hampshire | #96 | 15 | 1 in 287 |
| District of Columbia | #97 | 14 | 1 in 310 |
| Alabama | #109 | 52 | 1 in 440 |
| Pennsylvania | #112 | 127 | 1 in 458 |
| Vermont | #113 | 5 | 1 in 303 |
| Connecticut | #117 | 31 | 1 in 453 |
| Ohio | #120 | 125 | 1 in 467 |
| Virginia | #122 | 84 | 1 in 485 |
| Wyoming | #124 | 5 | 1 in 307 |
| North Carolina | #125 | 104 | 1 in 494 |
| West Virginia | #127 | 17 | 1 in 441 |
| Washington | #130 | 68 | 1 in 523 |
| Tennessee | #132 | 71 | 1 in 511 |
| Maryland | #138 | 47 | 1 in 564 |
| Montana | #145 | 9 | 1 in 403 |
| Arkansas | #147 | 27 | 1 in 508 |
| Idaho | #147 | 16 | 1 in 494 |
| Missouri | #152 | 52 | 1 in 589 |
| Indiana | #154 | 58 | 1 in 594 |
| Alaska | #155 | 7 | 1 in 433 |
| New York | #156 | 136 | 1 in 717 |
| Georgia | #158 | 81 | 1 in 663 |
| Massachusetts | #158 | 46 | 1 in 627 |
| Michigan | #160 | 72 | 1 in 645 |
| Illinois | #161 | 97 | 1 in 638 |
| Kentucky | #162 | 36 | 1 in 601 |
| Wisconsin | #164 | 40 | 1 in 650 |
| Kansas | #170 | 25 | 1 in 602 |
| New Mexico | #173 | 13 | 1 in 623 |
| Rhode Island | #175 | 6 | 1 in 592 |
| Delaware | #177 | 6 | 1 in 574 |
| Florida | #177 | 127 | 1 in 761 |
| Colorado | #181 | 38 | 1 in 696 |
| Oklahoma | #188 | 28 | 1 in 691 |
| Mississippi | #192 | 20 | 1 in 667 |
| New Jersey | #193 | 49 | 1 in 834 |
| Minnesota | #195 | 34 | 1 in 796 |
| California | #202 | 238 | 1 in 906 |
| South Dakota | #208 | 6 | 1 in 656 |
| Maine | #214 | 6 | 1 in 712 |
| Nebraska | #217 | 13 | 1 in 751 |
| Louisiana | #222 | 28 | 1 in 852 |
| Oregon | #225 | 20 | 1 in 869 |
| Texas | #227 | 176 | 1 in 1,001 |
| Arizona | #229 | 38 | 1 in 911 |
| Utah | #263 | 20 | 1 in 1,016 |
| Nevada | #290 | 11 | 1 in 1,192 |
| Iowa | #294 | 13 | 1 in 1,143 |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
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
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 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)
Rise & fade · boys
80 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1960 at #11 (30,498 births)
- Births halved by 1991, 31 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 65 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 65 yrs · run 1943–2007
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 61
- 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
Era · boys
The 1960s
- 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 2017
boys
#163
2,420 births · 1 in 765 boys
Top boys' names in 2017
More about 2017
boys
1,850,956 boys got a published name in 2017; 1 in 765 of them was named Timothy, which outranked 98.9% of the 14,262 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Timothy
Biggest movers since 2016
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.