Boys' name · since 1986
Imothy
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 15 babies named Imothy, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,381 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 15
- born since 1986
- 1980s
- peak decade
Imothy is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 15 have been recorded since 1986.
Imothy has 15 recorded births among boys since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 1987.
- #31,381 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 15 born since 1986
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Imothy ranks #31,381 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1986, peaking in the 1980s.
- #31,381 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 15
- born since 1986
- 1980s
- peak decade
Imothy's 15 recorded births place it above 30.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Imothy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Imothy splits its recorded history at 1987: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Imothy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1987
- Peak year (1987)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Imothy by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (15 births, 100% of the file).
1980s was Imothy's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Imothy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 15 births (100% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Imothy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~1 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1986–1987 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Imothy draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.