Tim
A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning honoring god; a form of timothy.
Babies a year
52
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2952
7 babies
Tim by the numbers
In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named Tim. In the US, 52 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 6,936 babies in 1960, so it is a 1960s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Tim. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Tomtwin; diminutive of Thomas31 in England and Wales (2025)
- Tampalm tree; a form of Tamar16 in the US (2017)
- Timoone who honors God; a diminutive of Timothy7 in the US (2017)
- Tinmoney; wealth; tin metal3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Twmtom; a form of Thomas6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Taim20 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean God
Like Tim, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.