Timmy — #5082 US boys' name
25,738 babies named Timmy in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 64% of names given to boys today.
46% of everyone ever named Timmy was born in this single decade.
1,572 babies were named Timmy in 1960 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Timmy
The Social Security Administration has registered 25,738 babies named Timmy between 1926 and 2024, spanning 99 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Timmy currently holds the #5082 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 1,572 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Timmy performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 11,928 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Timmy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 1,678 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Kentucky. In total, SSA state-level files list Timmy in 44 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Timmy 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 25,738 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.
Timmy at a glance
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Timmy popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1926
- Peak year (1960)
- 1,572
- Annual births at peak — across 99 years of records
Currently ranks #5082 among boys.
25,738 total births across 99 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1960 with 1,572 births in a single year.
Timmy popularity over time — girls
168 total births recorded since 1953 (Timmy as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Timmy accounts for 1% of total recorded use across both genders.
Timmy by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 11,928 births that decade — 46% of Timmy's all-time total
Timmy decade highlights
- Peak decade 11,928 births
- Runner-up 4,997 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Timmy's strongest decade
11,928 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 46% of all-time use.
Timmy by state
Where Timmy concentrates geographically — total births since 1926
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 1,678 | 6.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,612 | 6.3% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 1,550 | 6.0% |
| #4 | California | | 1,495 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 1,477 | 5.7% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 1,060 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 990 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 854 | 3.3% |
1,678 of 25,738 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- North Carolina 6.5% of nationwide
- Texas 6.3% of nationwide
- Kentucky 6.0% of nationwide
- California 5.8% of nationwide
- Tennessee 5.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 44 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
North Carolina accounts for 6.5% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Timmy appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1926–2024 (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.