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Timothy

Boy's name · #203 in the US (2025) · Retro

Popularity over time

Timothy reached #11 in 1960 and has faded to #203 since. About 1.1 million boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 50 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#220 in New Zealand (2025) · #224 in Canada (2025) · #253 in N. Ireland (2025) · #313 in Poland (2025) · #329 in Ireland (2025) · #418 in England & Wales (2025) · #563 in Italy (2024) · #610 in Sweden (2025) · #647 in Scotland (2025) · #818 in Austria (2025) · #868 in Netherlands (2025) · #877 in Switzerland (2025) and 9 more.

Famous Timothys

• Timothy Dalton — British actor (born 1946)
• Timothy Leary — American psychologist (1920–1996)
• Timothy — 1st-century Christian evangelist, philosopher and bishop (17–97)
• Timothy Hutton — American actor and director (born 1960)
• Timothy Spall — English actor (born 1957)
• Timothy Olyphant — American actor (born 1968)
• Timothy Weah — American footballer (born 2000)
• Timothy Snyder — American historian (born 1969)
• Timothy M. Dolan — American Catholic cardinal (born 1950)
• Timothy Castagne — Belgian footballer (born 1995)

In stories & tradition

• Timothy (Tim Drake) — DC Comics character
• Timothy (Reverend Lovejoy) — Fictional character from The Simpsons franchise
• Timothy Hunter — The Books of Magic (comics)

What Timothys become

Among 2,082 notable people named Timothy:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.75× more often than among typical names — e.g. Timothy Leary, American psychologist (1920–1996).

Similar names: Mark · Tyler · Scottie · Steven · Patrick · Jason

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