Recorded 1941–1982 Boys' name Peak 1959 651 births

Timm — boys' name

651 babies named Timm in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s1011950s2471960s2461970s471980s10
1950s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Timm was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

41 babies were named Timm in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Timm

The Social Security Administration has registered 651 babies named Timm between 1941 and 1982, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Timm currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Timm performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 247 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Timm shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Wisconsin, which accounts for 99 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Timm in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Timm 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 651 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.

Timm at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

651

Since 1941

42 years of records

Peak year

1959

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1941

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1982

Timm popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1941

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1959)
41
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
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Timm by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
247 births that decade — 38% of Timm's all-time total
1940s1011950s2471960s2461970s471980s10

Timm by state

Where Timm concentrates geographically — total births since 1941

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Timm
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Wisconsin
99 15.2%
#2 Minnesota
16 2.5%
#3 Illinois
10 1.5%
#4 California
5 0.8%
#5 Michigan
5 0.8%
Wisconsin share of Timm's total US births 15.2%
Even split

99 of 651 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Timm?
651 babies have been named Timm since 1941. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1959 with 41 births.
When was Timm most popular?
Timm was most popular in the 1950s decade with 247 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
Where is Timm most popular?
The top states for the name Timm are Wisconsin (99 births), Minnesota (16 births), Illinois (10 births).
How long has the name Timm been used?
Timm has been recorded in Social Security data since 1941, spanning 42 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Timm?
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, 1941–1982 (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.