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Timothy

Pronounced /ˈtɪməθi/

Rank in 2024
unranked
Born in 2024
0
Peak year
1981 · #1005
Origin
Ancient Greek
Also recorded for boys:1,708 in 2024 (#207)

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • No girls were recorded as Timothy in 2024; the SSA lists names only when 5 or more babies get them.
  • It peaked in 1981 with 145 babies, ranked #1005.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1921.
  • 4,326 girls have been named Timothy since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Timothy per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

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Greatest: 13 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 84 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 995 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen X: 1,805 babies, 0.07 per 1,000. Millennials: 1,263 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Gen Z: 156 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 10 babies, 0.00 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

From Middle French Timothée, from Latin Tīmotheus, from Ancient Greek Τῑμόθεος (Tīmótheos), from τῑμάω (tīmáō, “to honour”) + θεός (theós, “god”).

  • A male given name from Ancient Greek of biblical origin, also borne by early Christian saints.
Origin
Ancient Greek
Say it
/ˈtɪməθi/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Timothy, CC BY-SA 4.0.