Timur
A boys’ name of Turkic origin, meaning iron.
Timur by the numbers
In 2025, 22 babies in England and Wales were named Timur. In the US, 60 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Timur. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Taimuriron; historical name of Timur the Conqueror9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Temuriron; strength and durability6 in the US (2017)
- Titusof the title or safe1,166 in the US (2017)
- Tamirtall, palm tree76 in the US (2017)
- Timmyone who honors god; diminutive of timothy7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Timonhonoring or reverence12 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Timur
Names that are said the same way as Timur, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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