Boys' name · peaked in 1960
Tim name popularity since 1925
82,337 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Tim. Half of them were born in 1961 or earlier, so the typical Tim is about 65 years old in 2026. Tim peaked in 1960 as the #60 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 82,337
- Named Tim, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #3,230 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% boys
- 188 girls · 82,149 boys
- Most popular in
- Montana
- 2.50× its national share
Peak year is the year Tim made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Tim births per year, 1925–2025
1960 was the biggest year for Tim both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1954 and 1959, Tim became 8× more common, from 1 in 2,500 baby boys to 1 in 313.
- Steepest fall: Between 1968 and 1973, its share of baby boys fell by 72%, from 1 in 838 to 1 in 2,980.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Tim's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Tim.
Decade by decade
Babies named Tim in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 313 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,377 | #500 |
| 1940s | 7 | 8,002 | #192 |
| 1950s | 43 | 22,202 | #212 |
| 1960s | 98 | 41,572 | #97 |
| 1970s | 40 | 5,305 | #436 |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,131 | #905 |
| 1990s | 0 | 660 | #1,753 |
| 2000s | 0 | 777 | #1,633 |
| 2010s | 0 | 576 | #2,228 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 234 | #3,230 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
67.5% of babies named Tim from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Tim is most popular
The index compares Tim's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Tim.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 2.50× | 579 |
| South Dakota | 2.48× | 626 |
| Iowa | 2.46× | 2,481 |
| Oregon | 2.07× | 1,541 |
| Nebraska | 2.00× | 1,115 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Tim's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Tim.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Tim (1960).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data