Boys' name · since 1941
Timmothy
Timmothy has 4,108 recorded births since 1941 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,041 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,839 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,108
- born since 1941
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Timmothy is the #9839 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 4,108 recorded since 1941.
Timmothy has 4,108 recorded births among boys since 1941, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9839 as of the latest data, more common than 29% of boys, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 2025.
- #2,041 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,839 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,108 born since 1941
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Timmothy ranks #2,041 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,839 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,108 born since 1941, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,041 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,839 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,108
- born since 1941
- 1960s
- peak decade
Timmothy's 4,108 recorded births place it above 95.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Timmothy compares
4,108 Top 14% higher than 86% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Timmothy's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Timmothy | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,108 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 134 | 34 | 22,252 |
Timmothy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Timmothy's full recorded timeline at 1983, 33% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 67% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1944, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1960 peak of 134 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Timmothy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2025
- Peak year (1960)
- 134
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Timmothy by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,097 births, 27% of the file).
1960s was Timmothy's strongest decade.
1,097 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Timmothy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 80
1940s
80 births
- 1950s
1950s
582 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,097 births
- 1970s
1970s
808 births
- 1980s
1980s
679 births
- 1990s
1990s
475 births
- 2000s 275
2000s
275 births
- 2010s 80
2010s
80 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,097 births (27% of all-time use).
How Timmothy compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Timmothy's total volume
Timmothy by state
Where Timmothy concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 370 | 9.0% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 167 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 157 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Texas | | 130 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 120 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 60 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 49 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Florida | | 43 | 1.0% |
370 of 4,108 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Timmothy appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Timmothy's data
- Timmothy's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,097 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Timmothys (370 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Timmothy
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Timmothy
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Timmothy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~84 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, 1941–2025 (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 Timmothy 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.