Boys' name · since 1969
Timur
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 977 babies named Timur, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,208 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,623 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 977
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Timur is the #2623 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 977 recorded since 1969.
Timur has 977 recorded births among boys since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2623 as of the latest data, more common than 81% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #5,208 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,623 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 977 born since 1969
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Timur ranks #5,208 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,623 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 977 born since 1969, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,208 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,623 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 977
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
Timur's 977 recorded births place it above 88.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Timur compares
977 Top 32% higher than 68% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Timur's all-time total is 165% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Timur | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 977 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 61 | 34 | 22,252 |
Timur's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Timur's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 83% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 17%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 61, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Timur popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Timur by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (419 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Timur's strongest decade.
419 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Timur births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1980s 50
1980s
50 births
- 1990s 42
1990s
42 births
- 2000s 157
2000s
157 births
- 2010s
2010s
419 births
- 2020s
2020s
285 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 419 births (43% of all-time use).
How Timur 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 Timur's total volume
Timur by state
Where Timur concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 138 | 14.1% |
| #2 | Florida | | 115 | 11.8% |
| #3 | California | | 77 | 7.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 28 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Washington | | 5 | 0.5% |
138 of 977 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Timur's data
- Timur's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (419 total births) through the 2020s (285) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Timurs (138 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Timur
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Timur: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Timur 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.