Timmy

Last seen for girls in 1976 at #8,156 · #5,861 for boys in 2025, 15 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time

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Peak · boys
1959 · 1,570 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
25,755
since 1926

Timmy over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Timmy has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201965peak #188, 1959boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#5,86115
2024#4,89020
2023#4,11226
2022#5,44517
2021#6,33513
2020#3,81127
2019#3,49632
2018#3,44632
2017#3,88927
2016#3,35833
2015#3,14936
2014#2,70544
2013#2,76342
2012#2,95439
2011#3,04637
2010#2,91440
2009#2,89441
2008#2,75344
2007#1,83079
2006#1,99467
2005#1,63583
2004#1,51688
2003#1,81565
2002#1,37296
2001#1,242107
2000#1,260104
1999#1,30393
1998#1,177105
1997#1,27490
1996#1,037118
1995#1,081109
1994#1,009121
1993#983121
1992#880144
1991#841152
1990#869139
1989#886129
1988#801140
1987#787137
1986#777136
1985#733145
1984#660171
1983#679158
1982#637184
1981#663167
1980#562235
1979#510271
1978#480286
1977#470293
1976#8,1566#466284
1975#455308
1974#411361
1973#8,4235#397382
1972#5,9598#362465
1971#6,0068#310619
1970#5,4139#306646
1969#3,77414#285698
1968#4,22211#229968
1967#4,9828#227967
1966#4,19810#2161,038
1965#3,95211#2201,087
1964#5,0088#2111,301
1963#3,63513#2081,379
1962#3,16116#2051,437
1961#4,5469#2001,482
1960#3,68812#1921,572
1959#4,6258#1881,570
1958#2251,177
1957#310606
1956#366408
1955#5,8285#440282
1954#459250
1953#4,5957#535178
1952#522179
1951#496187
1950#537160
1949#539153
1948#563140
1947#71592
1946#69587
1945#76764
1944#77465
1943#90854
1942#1,13936
1941#1,16932
1940#1,57319
1939#1,32325
1938#1,33725
1937#2,19711
1936#2,30110
1935#2,02913
1934#3,2776
1933#2,09312
1932
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1930#4,0015
1929#2,45211
1928
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1926#3,7086
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First appearance
1926

The first year at least five boys were named Timmy! It came in at #3,708, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1927–1928, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Timmy is popular in 1965

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedAKMaine: #137 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,025 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedNHWashington: #312 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,495 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #280 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,815 boysMNIllinois: #245 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 2,352 boysILWisconsin: #252 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,320 boysWIMichigan: #313 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 4,433 boysMINew York: #350 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 4,808 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedRIOregon: #269 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,564 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedSDIowa: #250 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,478 boysIAIndiana: #193 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,575 boysINOhio: #206 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 2,048 boysOHPennsylvania: #272 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 4,017 boysPANew Jersey: #334 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 5,300 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #362 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 3,643 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedUTColorado: #342 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,600 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedNEMissouri: #174 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,171 boysMOKentucky: #73 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 394 boysKYWest Virginia: #93 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 519 boysWVVirginia: #157 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 928 boysVAMaryland: #242 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,381 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedDEArizona: #284 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,901 boysAZNew Mexico: #222 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,203 boysNMKansas: #300 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,899 boysKSArkansas: #85 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 361 boysARTennessee: #79 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 389 boysTNNorth Carolina: #121 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 624 boysNCSouth Carolina: #137 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 668 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #138 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 715 boysOKLouisiana: #171 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 831 boysLAMississippi: #158 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 750 boysMSAlabama: #207 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,249 boysALGeorgia: #155 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 812 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Timmy, so not publishedHITexas: #272 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 1,646 boysTXFlorida: #186 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,152 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Kentucky#73 · 1 in 394
  2. Tennessee#79 · 1 in 389
  3. Arkansas#85 · 1 in 361
  4. West Virginia#93 · 1 in 519
  5. North Carolina#121 · 1 in 624

Best ever in a state: #61 in West Virginia, 1959.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#73751 in 394
Tennessee#79901 in 389
Arkansas#85471 in 361
West Virginia#93291 in 519
North Carolina#121731 in 624
Maine#13791 in 1,025
South Carolina#137361 in 668
Oklahoma#138271 in 715
Georgia#155551 in 812
Virginia#157421 in 928
Mississippi#158301 in 750
Louisiana#171441 in 831
Missouri#174341 in 1,171
Florida#186431 in 1,152
Indiana#193301 in 1,575
Ohio#206461 in 2,048
Alabama#207261 in 1,249
New Mexico#22291 in 1,203
Maryland#242131 in 2,381
Illinois#245421 in 2,352
Iowa#250101 in 2,478
Wisconsin#252121 in 3,320
Oregon#26961 in 2,564
Pennsylvania#272251 in 4,017
Texas#272631 in 1,646
Minnesota#28071 in 4,815
Arizona#28481 in 1,901
Kansas#30061 in 2,899
Washington#31271 in 3,495
Michigan#313181 in 4,433
New Jersey#334111 in 5,300
Colorado#34251 in 3,600
New York#350341 in 4,808
California#362481 in 3,643
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Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Massachusetts
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Timmy
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 971 spots since 2024 (#4,890#5,861)
  • 2,050 spots since 2020 (#3,811#5,861)
  • 2,712 spots since 2015 (#3,149#5,861)
  • Biggest jump: 231 spots in 1943 (#1,139#908)
  • Biggest drop: 103 spots in 1993 (#880#983)
Rise & fade · boys
33 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1926
  • Peaked 1959 at #188 (1,570 births)
  • Births halved by 1969, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 51 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 51 yrs · run 1943–1993
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,356
  • Highest: 1 in 1,356 boys born in 1960 were named Timmy (0.07%)
  • Latest: 1 in 113,872 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #188 in 1959, was only 1 in 1,360 (0.07%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1960s
  • 46.3% of all boys named Timmy (11,929) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s17#2,452 (1929)#3,080
1930s107#1,323 (1939)#2,320
1940s742#539 (1949)#884
1950s4,997#188 (1959)#408
1960s11,929#192 (1960)#219
1970s3,915#306 (1970)#417
1980s1,602#562 (1980)#719
1990s1,192#841 (1991)#1,045
2000s774#1,242 (2001)#1,831
2010s362#2,705 (2014)#3,172
2020s118#3,811 (2020)#5,076

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Timmy in 1965

girls
#3,952
11 births · 1 in 160,469 girls
boys
#220
1,087 births · 1 in 1,711 boys

Top girls' names in 1965

  1. #1Lisa60,271
  2. #2Mary34,270
  3. #3Karen32,869
  4. #4Kimberly28,836
  5. #5Susan26,321
  6. #6Patricia23,552
  7. #7Donna19,700
  8. #8Linda19,345
  9. #9Cynthia19,239
  10. #10Angela18,754
  11. #3,952Timmy11

Top boys' names in 1965

  1. #1Michael80,992
  2. #2John71,493
  3. #3David67,825
  4. #4James67,666
  5. #5Robert63,106
  6. #6William40,111
  7. #7Mark38,244
  8. #8Richard36,817
  9. #9Thomas31,595
  10. #10Jeffrey29,574
  11. #220Timmy1,087
More about 1965

girls

1,765,164 girls got a published name in 1965; 1 in 160,469 of them was named Timmy, which outranked 47.6% of the 7,535 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Timmy
  1. #3,733Wanetta12
  2. #3,733Wylene12
  3. #3,733Wynetta12
  4. #3,952Timmy11
  5. #3,952Acquanetta11
  6. #3,952Adrean11
  7. #3,952Agustina11
  8. #4,202Aggie10
  9. #4,202Aldona10
  10. #4,202Aletta10

Tied with 249 names at #3,952; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. 723Marni#1,610#887
  2. 654Dionne#1,281#627
  3. 432Marnie#1,016#584
  4. 426Keli#1,383#957
  5. 368Gia#1,334#966
Fallers
  1. 1,326Djuna#738#2,064
  2. 470Djuana#756#1,226
  3. 383Shirl#714#1,097
  4. 297Beverley#955#1,252
  5. 275Dottie#912#1,187

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,860,143 boys got a published name in 1965; 1 in 1,711 of them was named Timmy, which outranked 95.0% of the 4,425 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Timmy
  1. #217Kenny1,103
  2. #218Ken1,100
  3. #219Allan1,094
  4. #220Timmy1,087
  5. #221Ryan1,084
  6. #222Travis1,076
  7. #223Nathaniel1,071
Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. 785Trace#1,655#870
  2. 729Darran#1,729#1,000
  3. 655Daryn#1,371#716
  4. 648Darian#1,545#897
  5. 512Darryn#1,327#815
Fallers
  1. 1,557Jaimie#809#2,366
  2. 443Tammy#875#1,318
  3. 406Destry#637#1,043
  4. 318Dewitt#936#1,254
  5. 303Cassius#860#1,163

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1965