Timmy vs Tim

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

Name A

Timmy

Boy name · Rank #4925

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Name B

Tim

Boy name · Rank #2505

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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, 1926–2025.

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