Girls' name · since 1960
Timberly
Timberly has 1,032 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,354 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,125 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,032
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
1,032 babies have been named Timberly since 1960, making it today's #12125 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Timberly recorded 1,032 times among girls since 1960, holding rank #12125 nationally today, ahead of 30% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #7,354 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,125 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,032 born since 1960
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Timberly ranks #7,354 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,125 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,032 born since 1960, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,354 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,125 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,032
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
Timberly's 1,032 recorded births place it above 89.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Timberly compares
1,032 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Timberly's all-time total is 174% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Timberly | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,032 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 21 | 19,840 |
Timberly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Timberly splits its recorded history at 1993: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1963 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Timberly popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Timberly by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (189 births, 18% of the file).
1980s was Timberly's strongest decade.
189 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Timberly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
128 births
- 1970s
1970s
183 births
- 1980s
1980s
189 births
- 1990s
1990s
171 births
- 2000s
2000s
163 births
- 2010s
2010s
137 births
- 2020s 61
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 189 births (18% of all-time use).
How Timberly 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 Timberly's total volume
Timberly by state
Where Timberly concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 17 | 1.6% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.6% |
17 of 1,032 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Timberly's data
- Timberly's decade-level peak was the 1980s (189 total births); usage has since declined to 61 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Timberlys (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Timberly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1960–2025 (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 Timberly 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.