Boys' name · peaked in 1967
Timothy name popularity since 1925
1,083,151 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Timothy. Half of them were born in 1970 or earlier, so the typical Timothy is about 56 years old in 2026. Timothy peaked in 1967 as the #11 name for boys, and it ranked #203 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 1,083,151
- Named Timothy, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #203
- for boys in 2025 (1,734 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% boys
- 4,320 girls · 1,078,831 boys
- Most popular in
- Vermont
- 1.66× its national share
Peak year is the year Timothy 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.
Timothy births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1959. Measured as a share of all babies, Timothy peaked in 1967.
- Fastest rise: Between 1935 and 1940, Timothy became 3.4× more common, from 1 in 2,810 baby boys to 1 in 837.
- Steepest fall: Between 1967 and 1972, its share of baby boys fell by 34%, from 1 in 61 to 1 in 92.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Timothy's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Timothy.
Decade by decade
Babies named Timothy 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 | 10 | 1,507 | – |
| 1930s | 28 | 5,105 | #281 |
| 1940s | 121 | 43,503 | #70 |
| 1950s | 456 | 198,324 | #22 |
| 1960s | 1,069 | 276,837 | #12 |
| 1970s | 1,102 | 181,260 | #22 |
| 1980s | 1,168 | 172,835 | #26 |
| 1990s | 243 | 107,772 | #40 |
| 2000s | 103 | 52,470 | #84 |
| 2010s | 20 | 28,234 | #147 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 10,984 | #203 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
34.1% of babies named Timothy from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Timothy is most popular
The index compares Timothy'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 Timothy.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 1.66× | 3,024 |
| New Hampshire | 1.58× | 5,411 |
| Maine | 1.44× | 6,732 |
| Ohio | 1.44× | 72,486 |
| Alaska | 1.39× | 2,250 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Timothy and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Timothy (this page) | 1,078,831 | 1967 |
| Timmothy | 4,108 | 1966 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Timothy's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Timothy.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Timothy (1967).
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