Timothy

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Timothy is a given name of Greek origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 1,086,730 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 1,082,404 as boys and 4,326 as girls. Timothy gained popularity in the 1940s, peaked in 1959 and has since declined significantly. It is the #36 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,708
2023 1,742
2022 1,844
2021 1,921
2020 2,010
2019 2,092
2018 2,355
2017 2,418
2016 2,677
2015 2,806
2014 3,011
2013 3,068
2012 3,128
2011 3,233
2010 3,458
2009 3,772
2008 4,100
2007 4,444
2006 4,711
2005 5,042
2004 5,266
2003 5,499
2002 6,029
2001 6,435
2000 7,270
1999 7,607
1998 7,860
1997 8,516
1996 8,938
1995 9,806
1994 10,787
1993 11,664
1992 12,891
1991 14,182
1990 15,759
1989 16,489
1988 16,923
1987 17,515
1986 16,982
1985 17,271
1984 17,113
1983 16,488
1982 17,596
1981 18,373
1980 19,252
1979 19,207
1978 19,704
1977 18,078
1976 16,739
1975 16,053
1974 15,968
1973 16,129
1972 17,719
1971 20,204
1970 22,568
1969 23,466
1968 26,635
1967 28,714
1966 29,042
1965 28,444
1964 28,188
1963 27,281
1962 27,198
1961 28,345
1960 30,574
1959 30,863
1958 28,875
1957 24,789
1956 23,337
1955 20,785
1954 17,469
1953 15,223
1952 14,196
1951 12,716
1950 10,525
1949 9,365
1948 8,060
1947 6,760
1946 5,173
1945 3,601
1944 2,765
1943 2,591
1942 2,285
1941 1,639
1940 1,385
1939 1,075
1938 892
1937 673
1936 439
1935 376
1934 336
1933 346
1932 341
1931 344
1930 312
1929 292
1928 302
1927 325
1926 274
1925 324
1924 322
1923 325
1922 288
1921 257
1920 269
1919 249
1918 285
1917 260
1916 246
1915 253
1914 174
1913 160
1912 128
1911 88
1910 75
1909 67
1908 67
1907 81
1906 52
1905 73
1904 58
1903 49
1902 62
1901 62
1900 76
1899 60
1898 75
1897 58
1896 72
1895 60
1894 71
1893 62
1892 71
1891 66
1890 56
1889 82
1888 76
1887 54
1886 74
1885 64
1884 77
1883 62
1882 71
1881 63
1880 70