Boys' name · since 1994

Timofey

513 babies named Timofey in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#7,782 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,128 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
513
born since 1994
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Timofey is the #5128 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 513 recorded since 1994.

Timofey has 513 recorded births among boys since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5128 as of the latest data, more common than 63% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.

  • #7,782 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #5,128 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 513 born since 1994
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Timofey ranks #7,782 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,128 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 513 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.

#7,782 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,128 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
513
born since 1994
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%63.1%
Timofey vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Timofey's 513 recorded births place it above 82.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Timofey compares

513 Top 44% higher than 56% 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

Timofey's all-time total is 39% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Timofey Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 513 369 358,536
Peak-year births 31 34 22,252

Timofey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Timofey's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Timofey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
31
Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
010203040 199420002004200820122016202020242025 19

Timofey by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (226 births, 44% of the file).

2010s was Timofey's strongest decade.

226 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.

Timofey births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 226 births (44% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Timofey 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 Timofey's total volume

Timofey vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10%12%14% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -37, 6%-35, 6%-110, 4.7%-143, 3.1%-50, 3.9%-114, 2.9%-25, 9.4%-41, 6.8%-34, 5.3%-15, 11.9%-58, 3.3%-24, 9.2%-48, 4.5%-50, 4.1%-31, 6.1%Timofey-32, 6%Timofey
Timofey vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Timofey by state

Where Timofey concentrates geographically, total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Timofey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
58 11.3%
#2 Washington
29 5.7%
#3 Florida
21 4.1%
#4 Oregon
7 1.4%
California share of Timofey's total US births 11.3%
Even split

58 of 513 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Timofey?
Timofey has been given to 513 babies in the U.S. since 1994, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #7,782 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #5,128 of 13,930. 31 babies were born in 2015, its single highest year.
Where does Timofey sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Timofey ranks #7,782 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,128 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Timofey most popular?
Timofey was most popular in the 2010s decade with 226 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Timofey most popular?
The top states for the name Timofey are California (58 births), Washington (29 births), Florida (21 births).
How long has the name Timofey been used?
Timofey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 32 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Timofey?
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.

What to do with Timofey's data

  • Timofey's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (226 total births) through the 2020s (109) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Timofeys (58 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 Timofey

Nearby Names Like Timofey

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Timofey

Names with a similar popularity rank to Timofey

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Timofey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1994–2025 (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 Timofey 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.