Recorded 1892–1928 Girls' name Peak 1920 60 births

Timotea — girls' name

60 babies named Timotea in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51910s51920s50
1920s
Peak decade

83% of everyone ever named Timotea was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

10 babies were named Timotea in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Timotea

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Timotea between 1892 and 1928, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Timotea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1928. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Timotea performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Timotea shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 35 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Timotea in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Timotea 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 60 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.

Timotea at a glance

Last recorded 1928

Total births

60

Since 1892

37 years of records

Peak year

1920

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1928

Active since

1892

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1928

Timotea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1892

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1920)
10
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
4681012 192819271924192319221921192019191892 5

Timotea by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
50 births that decade — 83% of Timotea's all-time total
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Timotea by state

Where Timotea concentrates geographically — total births since 1892

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Timotea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
35 58.3%
Texas share of Timotea's total US births 58.3%

35 of 60 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Timotea?
60 babies have been named Timotea since 1892. It was last recorded in 1928. The peak year was 1920 with 10 births.
When was Timotea most popular?
Timotea was most popular in the 1920s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Timotea most popular?
The top states for the name Timotea are Texas (35 births).
How long has the name Timotea been used?
Timotea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1892, spanning 37 years of data through 1928.
What names are similar to Timotea?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Timothy, Timber, Timia, Timberly, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1892–1928 (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.