Timmy

Where Timmy comes from

From Tim + -y.
— Wiktionary's entry for Timmy
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1926
    First appearance
    #3,708 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1944
    Timmy Thomas born
    American musician
  3. 1959
    Peak, #188
    1,570 babies named Timmy — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1969
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #285.
  5. 1976
    Timmy Simons born
    Belgian footballer
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the male given name Timothy.
Namesakes
  • Timmy Simons · Belgian footballer, born 1976
  • Timmy Thomas · American musician, 1944–2022
  • Timmy Hansen · Swedish racing driver, born 1992
  • Timmy Yip · Chinese art director, born 1967
  • Timmy Dooley · Irish Fianna Fáil politician, born 1969

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.