Recorded 1959–2012 Boys' name Peak 1989 280 births

Timathy — boys' name

280 babies named Timathy in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s691970s541980s511990s592000s372010s5
1960s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Timathy was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

13 babies were named Timathy in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Timathy

The Social Security Administration has registered 280 babies named Timathy between 1959 and 2012, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Timathy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Timathy performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Timathy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Timathy 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 280 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.

Timathy at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

280

Since 1959

54 years of records

Peak year

1989

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1959

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2012

Timathy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1959

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1989)
13
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
468101214 201220001994198919841975196919621959 5

Timathy by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
69 births that decade — 25% of Timathy's all-time total
1950s51960s691970s541980s511990s592000s372010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Timathy?
280 babies have been named Timathy since 1959. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1989 with 13 births.
When was Timathy most popular?
Timathy was most popular in the 1960s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Timathy been used?
Timathy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 54 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Timathy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Timothy, Tim, Timmy, Timmothy, 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, 1959–2012 (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.