US rank #10040 Boys' name Peak 2023 268 births

Timo — #10040 US boys' name

268 babies named Timo in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s261980s271990s232000s622010s672020s63
#10040
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 30% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Timo was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

17 babies were named Timo in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Timo

The Social Security Administration has registered 268 babies named Timo between 1961 and 2024, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Timo currently holds the #10040 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Timo performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Timo shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Timo in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Timo 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 268 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.

Timo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

268

Since 1961

64 years of records

Peak year

2023

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,040

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1961

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2024

Timo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1961

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
17
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
05101520 20242019201220052000198819681961 6

Timo by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
67 births that decade — 25% of Timo's all-time total
1960s261980s271990s232000s622010s672020s63

Timo by state

Where Timo concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Timo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
13 4.9%
California share of Timo's total US births 4.9%

13 of 268 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Timo?
268 babies have been named Timo since 1961. It currently ranks #10040 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 17 births.
When was Timo most popular?
Timo was most popular in the 2010s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Timo most popular?
The top states for the name Timo are California (13 births).
How long has the name Timo been used?
Timo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 64 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Timo?
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, 1961–2024 (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.