People with the first name Timothy
802,946
About 1 in 413 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.
Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.
U.S. first-name statistics
How common is Timothy?
Timothy was the #38 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.
National rank
#38
More common than 99.9% of listed first names
Peak year
1959
30,862 SSA-recorded births
2025 births
1,734
#394 across first names
Census frequency
1 in 413
Across the 2020 U.S. population
Sex distribution
Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.
99.9% male0.1% female
Demographic distribution
Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.
Reading the result
Timothy across two different records
The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.
Timothy reached its highest published annual SSA count in 1959, with 30,862 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 1,734 babies with the name.
Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.
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