Recorded 1949–2009 Boys' name Peak 1959 591 births

Timothey — boys' name

591 babies named Timothey in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s81950s1441960s2341970s811980s631990s282000s33
1960s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Timothey was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

31 babies were named Timothey in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Timothey

The Social Security Administration has registered 591 babies named Timothey between 1949 and 2009, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Timothey currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Timothey performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 234 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Timothey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Timothey in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Timothey 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 591 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.

Timothey at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

591

Since 1949

61 years of records

Peak year

1959

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1949

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2009

Timothey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1949

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1959)
31
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
010203040 200919971986197819711965195919531949 8

Timothey by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
234 births that decade — 40% of Timothey's all-time total
1940s81950s1441960s2341970s811980s631990s282000s33

Timothey by state

Where Timothey concentrates geographically — total births since 1949

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Timothey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 0.8%
#2 North Carolina
5 0.8%
California share of Timothey's total US births 0.8%
Even split

5 of 591 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Timothey?
591 babies have been named Timothey since 1949. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1959 with 31 births.
When was Timothey most popular?
Timothey was most popular in the 1960s decade with 234 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
Where is Timothey most popular?
The top states for the name Timothey are California (5 births), North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Timothey been used?
Timothey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 61 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Timothey?
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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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, 1949–2009 (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.