Unisex name · since 1970
Timber
1,504 babies named Timber in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,683 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,732 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,504
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Timber currently ranks #3732 among unisex names in America, with 1,504 babies recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Timber recorded 1,504 times among girls since 1970, holding rank #3732 nationally today, ahead of 78% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #5,683 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,732 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,504 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Timber ranks #5,683 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,732 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,504 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,683 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,732 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,504
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Timber's 1,504 recorded births place it above 92.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Oklahoma.
How Timber compares
1,504 Top 26% higher than 74% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Timber's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Timber | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,504 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 84 | 21 | 19,840 |
Timber's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Timber splits its recorded history at 2001: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 84 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Timber popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 84
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Timber popularity over time - boys
893 total births recorded since 1975 (Timber as boys' name)
Timber by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (531 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Timber's strongest decade.
531 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Timber births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 94
1980s
94 births
- 1990s
1990s
258 births
- 2000s
2000s
267 births
- 2010s
2010s
531 births
- 2020s
2020s
337 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 531 births (35% of all-time use).
How Timber compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Timber's total volume
Timber by state
Where Timber concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Oklahoma | | 120 | 8.0% |
| #2 | Missouri | | 46 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Arkansas | | 32 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Texas | | 25 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Oregon | | 17 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Washington | | 16 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 12 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.4% |
120 of 1,504 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Timber appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Timber's data
- Timber's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (531 total births) through the 2020s (337) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Oklahoma records the most Timbers (120 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Oklahoma names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Timber
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Timber: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Timber 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.