Boys' name · since 1961
Timo
Timo has 274 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,165 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,881 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 274
- born since 1961
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Timo is the #10881 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 274 recorded since 1961.
Social Security Administration records show Timo recorded 274 times among boys since 1961, holding rank #10881 nationally today, ahead of 22% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #11,165 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,881 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 274 born since 1961
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Timo ranks #11,165 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,881 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 274 born since 1961, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11,165 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,881 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 274
- born since 1961
- 2020s
- peak decade
Timo's 274 recorded births place it above 75.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Timo compares
274 44th percentile among 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
Timo's all-time total is 26% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Timo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 274 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Timo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Timo's full recorded timeline at 2005, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Timo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Timo by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (69 births, 25% of the file).
2020s was Timo's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Timo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 26
1960s
26 births
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
- 2000s
2000s
62 births
- 2010s
2010s
67 births
- 2020s
2020s
69 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 69 births (25% of all-time use).
Timo by state
Where Timo concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 13 | 4.7% |
13 of 274 births nationwide.
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What to do with Timo's data
- California records the most Timos (13 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Timo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1961–2025 (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 Timo 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.