Boys' name · since 1949
Timothey
Timothey has 591 recorded births since 1949 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1959 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,141 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 591
- born since 1949
- 1960s
- peak decade
591 boys have been named Timothey since 1949, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Timothey has 591 recorded births among boys since 1949, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2009.
- #7,141 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 591 born since 1949
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Timothey ranks #7,141 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 591 born since 1949, peaking in the 1960s.
- #7,141 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 591
- born since 1949
- 1960s
- peak decade
Timothey's 591 recorded births place it above 84.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Timothey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Timothey's full recorded timeline at 1973, 29% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 71% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1959 peak of 31 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Timothey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2009
- Peak year (1959)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Timothey by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (234 births, 40% of the file).
1960s was Timothey's strongest decade.
234 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Timothey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 8
1940s
8 births
- 1950s
1950s
144 births
- 1960s
1960s
234 births
- 1970s 81
1970s
81 births
- 1980s 63
1980s
63 births
- 1990s 28
1990s
28 births
- 2000s 33
2000s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 234 births (40% of all-time use).
How Timothey compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Timothey's total volume
Timothey by state
Where Timothey concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.8% |
5 of 591 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Timothey's data
- Timothey's decade-level peak was the 1960s (234 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Timotheys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Timothey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1949–2009 (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 Timothey 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.