Timotheus vs Tim

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

Name A

Timotheus

Boy name

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Name B

Tim

Boy name · Rank #2505

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Metric Timotheus Tim
Current Rank Unranked #2505
Total Births (all years) 188 83,358
Peak Year 1980 1960
Peak Year Births 11 6,931
Peak Decade 1980ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1971 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Timotheus Tim
1880ss — 139
1890ss — 132
1900ss — 191
1910ss — 453
1920ss — 607
1930ss — 1,377
1940ss — 8,002
1950ss — 22,202
1960ss — 41,572
1970ss 31 5,305
1980ss 71 1,131
1990ss 40 660
2000ss 33 777
2010ss 13 576
2020ss — 234

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Timotheus Tim
2014 — 75
2015 6 61
2016 — 68
2017 — 53
2018 — 57
2019 — 57
2020 — 32
2021 — 42
2022 — 32
2023 — 37
2024 — 54
2025 — 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, 1971–2015.

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