Girls' name · since 1892
Timotea
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.
- #32,950 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 60
- born since 1892
- 1920s
- peak decade
Timotea sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 60 recorded since 1892.
Social Security Administration records show Timotea recorded 60 times among girls since 1892, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1892 to 1928.
- #32,950 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 60 born since 1892
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Timotea ranks #32,950 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 60 born since 1892, peaking in the 1920s.
- #32,950 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 60
- born since 1892
- 1920s
- peak decade
Timotea's 60 recorded births place it above 54.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Timotea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Timotea splits its recorded history at 1922: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1892 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Timotea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–1928
- Peak year (1920)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Timotea by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (50 births, 83% of the file).
1920s was Timotea's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 83% of all-time use.
Timotea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 50 births (83% of all-time use).
Timotea by state
Where Timotea concentrates geographically, total births since 1892
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 35 | 58.3% |
35 of 60 births nationwide.
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- Texas records the most Timoteas (35 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Timotea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1892–1928 (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 Timotea 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.