Recorded 1948–1997 Boys' name Peak 1967 756 births

Thimothy — boys' name

756 babies named Thimothy in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61950s1031960s3231970s2261980s801990s18
1960s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Thimothy was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

39 babies were named Thimothy in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thimothy

The Social Security Administration has registered 756 babies named Thimothy between 1948 and 1997, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Thimothy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thimothy performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 323 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Thimothy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Thimothy in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thimothy in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 756 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Thimothy at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

756

Since 1948

50 years of records

Peak year

1967

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1948

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 1997

Thimothy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1948

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1967)
39
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
01020304050 19971984197819721966196019541948 6

Thimothy by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
323 births that decade — 43% of Thimothy's all-time total
1940s61950s1031960s3231970s2261980s801990s18

Thimothy by state

Where Thimothy concentrates geographically — total births since 1948

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Thimothy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
5 0.7%
Kentucky share of Thimothy's total US births 0.7%

5 of 756 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thimothy?
756 babies have been named Thimothy since 1948. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1967 with 39 births.
When was Thimothy most popular?
Thimothy was most popular in the 1960s decade with 323 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
Where is Thimothy most popular?
The top states for the name Thimothy are Kentucky (5 births).
How long has the name Thimothy been used?
Thimothy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 50 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Thimothy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Thiago, Thien, Thierry, Thierno, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1948–1997 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.