Recorded 1952–1988 Boys' name Peak 1958 113 births

Timoth — boys' name

113 babies named Timoth in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s191960s301970s221980s42

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.

What the Data Says About Timoth

The Social Security Administration has registered 113 babies named Timoth between 1952 and 1988, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Timoth currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Timoth performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Timoth shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Timoth 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 113 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.

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 · 1988–1952

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1958)
10
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
4681012 1988198419751970196519581952 9

Timoth by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
42 births that decade — 37% of Timoth's all-time total
1950s191960s301970s221980s42

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Timoth?
113 babies have been named Timoth since 1952. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1958 with 10 births.
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?
Timoth has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 37 years of data through 1988.
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 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1952–1988 (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.