Baby Name Popularity Profile

Timothy

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Timothy.

✦ Honoring God 🌍 Greek biblical traditional
National Rank (2025) #203
All-Time Peak Rank #11 Achieved 1960
Total U.S. Births 1,084,192 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 99.9% Boy / 0.1% Girl Male Archetype
First Recorded 1880 Last seen: 2025
Peak Decade 1960s 30,783 births in 1959
πŸ’‘ The Timothy Vibe: Considered a Perennial Favorite. A historic staple that has maintained dominant national popularity for over half a century.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Honoring God
Language Origin Greek
Origin Type single
Derived from Greek Timotheos, meaning 'honoring God', from timao 'to honor' and theos 'god'.
Common Nicknames
Tim Timmy
Alternative Spellings
Timothee Timoteo
Pronunciation: TIM-Ι™-thee
Themes & Categories
biblical traditional
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“– The Story Behind Timothy

According to SSA data, Timothy achieved its highest historical rank of #11 in 1960. Its highest annual registration volume occurred in 1959 with 30,783 babies. Between 2015 and 2025, modern registrations have decreased by 38.1%. Overall, the name has maintained a ranked presence for 146 consecutive years.

πŸ“Š Factual Timeline & Current Trajectory (1880 – 2025)

Registration footprint of Timothy across 145 years of SSA data.

5-Year Trajectory Declining
10-Year Shift -38.1% Decline
18801920196020002025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones & Volatility

Busiest Year on Record 30,783 births in 1959
Years in Top 100 65 yrs
Years in Top 500 146 yrs
Registry Streak 146 yrs
Historical Volatility Moderately Volatile
Largest 1-Year Jump N/A
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 693
1890s: 650
1900s: 647
1910s: 1,918
1920s: 2,960
1930s: 5,105
1940s: 43,503
1950s: 198,324
1960s: 276,837
1970s: 181,260
1980s: 172,835
1990s: 107,772
2000s: 52,470
2010s: 28,234
2020s: 10,984

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Tim-ot-hy
Letter Count 7 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 54.1% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 54.1% of SSA names. Starts with T, a letter used by only 6.1% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Vermont
Top States Vermont, New Hampshire, Alaska, Ohio, Maine
States with Data 51
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Vermont Unranked 3,024 1959 Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire #154 5,411 1967 Insufficient historical volume
Alaska #196 2,250 1986 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #227 72,334 1959 46.3% Decline
Maine #202 6,732 1959 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #181 29,771 1960 +6.1% Growth
Michigan #208 56,186 1959 32.9% Decline
Minnesota #260 27,127 1959 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #184 33,160 1959 21.7% Decline
West Virginia #166 12,495 1959 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska #241 9,692 1960 Insufficient historical volume
Delaware #201 2,668 1966 Insufficient historical volume
District of Columbia #201 5,824 1960 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #136 22,541 1961 16.0% Decline
Montana #224 3,919 1956 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #205 16,986 1958 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #232 19,208 1964 32.4% Decline
Connecticut #196 13,899 1959 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota #261 4,305 1959 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #190 62,068 1966 Stable
Wyoming Unranked 1,700 1979 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #170 27,891 1966 2.3% Decline
Oregon #245 11,269 1957 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #222 30,476 1967 45.1% Decline
Tennessee #232 25,292 1966 40.0% Decline
South Dakota Unranked 3,999 1960 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #139 62,329 1959 14.0% Decline
North Carolina #171 32,998 1960 6.3% Decline
Virginia #161 25,517 1965 18.8% Decline
Washington #151 17,979 1956 +27.3% Growth
Alabama #123 20,429 1966 +7.3% Growth
Rhode Island #175 4,059 1967 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #128 16,063 1967 +25.7% Growth
Kansas #203 10,975 1959 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #181 28,651 1967 Stable
Colorado #362 12,203 1959 41.9% Decline
New York #235 75,956 1960 25.0% Decline
Florida #254 33,167 1960 18.0% Decline
New Jersey #243 25,596 1966 7.0% Decline
Mississippi #82 11,734 1967 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho #327 3,630 1979 Insufficient historical volume
California #246 86,655 1966 +8.6% Growth
Arkansas #174 9,106 1967 15.4% Decline
Oklahoma #244 11,017 1959 39.4% Decline
New Mexico #309 4,264 1959 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #292 14,334 1967 41.9% Decline
Nevada #296 2,596 1990 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #282 9,502 1988 +3.6% Growth
Hawaii Unranked 2,256 1967 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #281 44,655 1982 Stable
Utah #232 4,677 1978 39.5% Decline

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