Tim vs Timothy

Side-by-side comparison of Tim and Timothy - 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

Timothy

Boy name · Rank #206

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Metric Tim Timothy
Current Rank #2505 #206
Total Births (all years) 83,358 1,084,192
Peak Year 1960 1959
Peak Year Births 6,931 30,783
Peak Decade 1960s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Tim Timothy
1880s 139 693
1890s 132 650
1900s 191 647
1910s 453 1,918
1920s 607 2,960
1930s 1,377 5,105
1940s 8,002 43,503
1950s 22,202 198,324
1960s 41,572 276,837
1970s 5,305 181,260
1980s 1,131 172,835
1990s 660 107,772
2000s 777 52,470
2010s 576 28,234
2020s 234 10,984

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tim Timothy
2014 75 3,012
2015 61 2,802
2016 68 2,674
2017 53 2,420
2018 57 2,356
2019 57 2,092
2020 32 2,011
2021 42 1,923
2022 32 1,848
2023 37 1,747
2024 54 1,721
2025 37 1,734

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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