Boys' name · since 1952

Timoth

Timoth has 113 recorded births since 1952 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1958 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#16,640 of 45,481
all-time among boys
113
born since 1952
1980s
peak decade

113 boys have been named Timoth since 1952, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Timoth has 113 recorded births among boys since 1952, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 1988.

  • #16,640 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 113 born since 1952
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Timoth ranks #16,640 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 113 born since 1952, peaking in the 1980s.

#16,640 of 45,481
all-time among boys
113
born since 1952
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Timoth's 113 recorded births place it above 63.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Timoth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Timoth's full recorded timeline at 1971, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1958 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Timoth popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1988

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1958)
10
Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
4681012 1952196219681974198119871988 8

Timoth by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (42 births, 37% of the file).

1980s was Timoth's strongest decade.

42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.

Timoth births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 42 births (37% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Timoth?
Timoth has been given to 113 babies in the U.S. since 1952, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #16,640 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1988. 10 babies were born in 1958, its single highest year.
Where does Timoth sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Timoth ranks #16,640 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Timoth most popular?
Timoth was most popular in the 1980s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
How long has the name Timoth been used?
The SSA has tracked Timoth since 1952 -- 37 years through the most recent 1988 data.
What names are similar to Timoth?
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Timoth: 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, 1952–1988 (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 Timoth 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.