Boys' name · since 1971
Timotheus
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 188 babies named Timotheus, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,351 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 188
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
188 boys have been named Timotheus since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Timotheus has been recorded 188 times among boys since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2015.
- #13,351 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 188 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Timotheus ranks #13,351 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 188 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,351 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 188
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Timotheus's 188 recorded births place it above 70.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Timotheus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Timotheus splits its recorded history at 1989: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Timotheus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2015
- Peak year (1980)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Timotheus by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (71 births, 38% of the file).
1980s was Timotheus's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Timotheus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
31 births
- 1980s
1980s
71 births
- 1990s
1990s
40 births
- 2000s
2000s
33 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 71 births (38% of all-time use).
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What to do with Timotheus's data
- Timotheus's decade-level peak was the 1980s (71 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Timotheus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1971–2015 (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 Timotheus 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.