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.

113
total births
1952–1988
years on record
1980s
peak decade
37%
born in that 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.

  • 113 total births
  • 1952–1988 years on record
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 37% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

113 boys have been named Timoth since 1952, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1988.

113
total births
1952–1988
years on record
1980s
peak decade
37%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Timoth was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

10 babies were named Timoth in 1958 - its busiest year on record.

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 at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

113

Since 1952

37 years of records

Peak year

1958

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1952

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1988

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

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

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 July 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 last appearance in the data was 1988. 10 babies were born in 1958, its single highest year.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Timoth: Baby Name Since 1952 - 113 Births, Peak 1958." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/timoth. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 July 2026.