Timothy
A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning honoring god; one who honors god.
How Timothy has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #147 |
| 2016 | #152 |
| 2017 | #163 |
| 2018 | #165 |
| 2019 | #188 |
| 2020 | #193 |
| 2021 | #200 |
| 2022 | #203 |
| 2023 | #211 |
| 2024 | #208 |
| 2025 | #203 |
Timothy by the numbers
In 2025, 96 babies in England and Wales were named Timothy. In the US, 2,393 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 30,752 babies in 1959, so it is a 1950s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1965, about 1 in 67 American boys born that year was called Timothy.
Names that come from Timothy
Forms of Timothy in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Timothy. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Timmothyhonoring god; a form of Timothy8 in the US (2017)
- Timofeyhonoring god; russian form of Timothy7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Timoteihonouring god; a form of Timothy18 in England and Wales (2025)
- Timoteohonoring god; form of Timothy16 in the US (2017)
- Timotheeone who honors god; French form of Timothy10 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean God
Like Timothy, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Timothy
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