Timothy Name Popularity

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How popular is Timothy?

The somewhat popular name Timothy was the 165th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 250 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 500 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #11 was reached for the first time in 1960 and as recently as 1967.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1959 with 30,747 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Timothy in any given year was 49 in 1903.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Timothy occurred roughly during the years 1908-1915, 1920-1923, and 1933-1959, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1965-1973, 1987-2011, and 2013-2017.

Where is the name Timothy popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

For a number of years, the name Timothy has been spiralling downward in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Timothy has dropped.

The name Timothy is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Timothy is much less frequently used as a given name.

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		Timothy (Girl)		Timothy (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	2,330	165
2017		< 5	--	2,405	163
2016		5	18,595	2,658	152
2015		5	18,848	2,790	147
2014		< 5	--	3,009	134
2013		< 5	--	3,051	124
2012		5	19,291	3,112	119
2011		< 5	--	3,231	123
2010		5	19,583	3,444	114
2009		< 5	--	3,762	109
2008		6	17,321	4,090	107
2007		7	15,350	4,434	99
2006		5	19,835	4,702	93
2005		8	12,915	5,028	84
2004		33	4,275	5,229	79
2003		13	8,456	5,481	76
2002		9	11,030	6,018	70
2001		13	8,162	6,420	67
2000		9	10,680	7,260	58
1999		14	7,203	7,592	49
1998		15	6,696	7,845	49
1997		14	6,818	8,503	43
1996		19	5,270	8,918	40
1995		18	5,428	9,787	40
1994		19	5,231	10,768	39
1993		26	4,092	11,635	38
1992		29	3,766	12,858	34
1991		29	3,713	14,149	32
1990		60	2,174	15,688	30
1989		62	2,050	16,425	28
1988		115	1,279	16,803	25
1987		118	1,221	17,390	26
1986		107	1,271	16,874	27
1985		133	1,095	17,143	26
1984		125	1,109	16,994	26
1983		125	1,103	16,365	26
1982		133	1,078	17,465	25
1981		145	1,009	18,227	24
1980		105	1,249	19,155	20
1979		129	1,074	19,085	18
1978		107	1,184	19,602	17
1977		102	1,205	17,984	18
1976		118	1,047	16,628	21
1975		105	1,118	15,954	22
1974		76	1,368	15,894	22
1973		94	1,168	16,047	22
1972		114	1,028	17,605	21
1971		114	1,064	20,097	21
1970		141	919	22,436	20
1969		107	1,065	23,370	17
1968		138	878	26,507	13
1967		128	908	28,591	11
1966		115	951	28,933	11
1965		112	982	28,344	12
1964		90	1,166	28,101	15
1963		102	1,073	27,192	15
1962		88	1,176	27,087	16
1961		98	1,115	28,240	15
1960		90	1,154	30,475	11
1959		79	1,209	30,747	12
1958		82	1,179	28,764	13
1957		56	1,422	24,726	19
1956		48	1,546	23,272	20
1955		47	1,496	20,737	22
1954		42	1,580	17,428	26
1953		34	1,737	15,191	26
1952		29	1,890	14,169	27
1951		13	3,088	12,702	28
1950		27	1,869	10,505	32
1949		19	2,334	9,342	34
1948		17	2,485	8,040	38
1947		13	3,054	6,745	52
1946		21	2,087	5,152	60
1945		10	3,113	3,591	70
1944		11	2,938	2,753	92
1943		13	2,682	2,578	99
1942		10	3,181	2,275	108
1941		7	3,925	1,632	121
1940		< 5	--	1,385	135
1939		8	3,399	1,067	153
1938		10	2,918	882	167
1937		< 5	--	674	192
1936		< 5	--	439	253
1935		5	4,834	371	281
1934		< 5	--	336	295
1933		< 5	--	346	284
1932		< 5	--	341	301
1931		< 5	--	346	299
1930		5	5,186	307	316
1929		< 5	--	292	325
1928		5	5,361	297	327
1927		< 5	--	325	320
1926		< 5	--	274	351
1925		5	5,697	319	319
1924		< 5	--	322	324
1923		< 5	--	325	323
1922		< 5	--	289	350
1921		8	3,986	249	383
1920		< 5	--	269	366
1919		< 5	--	249	367
1918		< 5	--	285	341
1917		< 5	--	261	344
1916		< 5	--	246	340
1915		< 5	--	253	332
1914		< 5	--	174	355
1913		< 5	--	160	319
1912		< 5	--	128	335
1911		< 5	--	88	280
1910		< 5	--	75	280
1909		< 5	--	67	278
1908		< 5	--	67	260
1907		< 5	--	81	228
1906		< 5	--	53	273
1905		< 5	--	73	226
1904		< 5	--	58	253
1903		< 5	--	49	265
1902		< 5	--	62	231
1901		< 5	--	62	220
1900		< 5	--	76	229
1899		< 5	--	60	218
1898		< 5	--	75	200
1897		< 5	--	58	231
1896		< 5	--	72	211
1895		< 5	--	60	228
1894		< 5	--	71	204
1893		< 5	--	62	220
1892		< 5	--	71	207
1891		< 5	--	66	190
1890		< 5	--	56	223
1889		< 5	--	82	166
1888		< 5	--	76	199
1887		< 5	--	54	216
1886		< 5	--	74	181
1885		< 5	--	64	199
1884		< 5	--	77	183
1883		< 5	--	62	192
1882		< 5	--	71	187
1881		< 5	--	63	185
1880		< 5	--	70	183

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.