Tim vs Timmy

Side-by-side comparison of Tim and Timmy - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Tim

Boy name · Rank #2505

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Name B

Timmy

Boy name · Rank #4925

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Metric Tim Timmy
Current Rank #2505 #4925
Total Births (all years) 83,358 25,755
Peak Year 1960 1960
Peak Year Births 6,931 1,572
Peak Decade 1960s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1926

Births by Decade

Decade Tim Timmy
1880s 139 -
1890s 132 -
1900s 191 -
1910s 453 -
1920s 607 17
1930s 1,377 107
1940s 8,002 742
1950s 22,202 4,997
1960s 41,572 11,929
1970s 5,305 3,915
1980s 1,131 1,602
1990s 660 1,192
2000s 777 774
2010s 576 362
2020s 234 118

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tim Timmy
2014 75 44
2015 61 36
2016 68 33
2017 53 27
2018 57 32
2019 57 32
2020 32 27
2021 42 13
2022 32 17
2023 37 26
2024 54 20
2025 37 15

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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