EveryBabyNames

Timothy

4 countries#203 in United States, 2025
US
#203
in United States, 2025
FR
#1210
in France, 2022
SCOT
#647
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#253
in Northern Ireland, 2025
Total births recorded
1,092,280
Peak year (United States)
1959
Peak-year count
30,862
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Timothy was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

1,088,520 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #203 · peaked in 1959 with 30,862 births

Most common in: California, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

2,499 births recorded 1952–2022 · currently #1210 · peaked in 2011 with 99 births

Most common in: Paris, Nord, Hauts-de-Seine, Pas-de-Calais, Seine-et-Marne

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

875 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #647 · peaked in 1980 with 54 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

386 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #253 · peaked in 2000 with 38 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Timothy’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#93
2007#99↓6
2008#107↓8
2009#109↓2
2010#114↓5
2011#123↓9
2012#118↑5
2013#124↓6
2014#134↓10
2015#147↓13
2016#152↓5
2017#163↓11
2018#165↓2
2019#188↓23
2020#192↓4
2021#198↓6
2022#202↓4
2023#211↓9
2024#206↑5
2025#203↑3

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