Boy · Name family
Timothy
1,283,617births recorded
23Countries
16Variants
1983Peak · South Australia
#27Poland 2025
Timothy is a boy name family recorded 1,283,617 times in 23 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Poland (#27 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in South Australia in 1983, at 1,038.8 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Timothée (France), Tymoteusz (Poland), Timofey (Kazakhstan).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Timothy
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy | English | 1,088,520 | 🇺🇸 United States | #203 | 1967 | ▼ 31 % |
| Timothy | English | 30,048 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #222 | 1966 | ▼ 4 % |
| Timothy | English | 20,686 | 🇦🇺 New South Wales | – | 1984 | – |
| Timothy | English | 6,396 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | #329 | 1964 | ▼ 51 % |
| Timothy | English | 6,296 | 🏴 England & Wales | #418 | 1996 | ▼ 11 % |
| Timothy | English | 6,231 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | #182 | 1960 | ▼ 9 % |
| Tymoteusz | Polish | 38,043 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #27 | 2021 | ▲ 30 % |
| Tymoteusz | Polish | 664 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2659 | 2018 | ▼ 73 % |
| Tymoteusz | Polish | 160 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | – | 2017 | – |
| Tymoteusz | Polish | 42 | 🏴 Scotland | – | 2020 | – |
| Tymoteusz | Polish | 20 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2020 | – |
| Tymoteusz | Polish | 8 | 🇩🇪 Germany (large cities) | – | 2020 | – |
| Timothée | French | 25,240 | 🇫🇷 France | #104 | 2024 | ▲ 6 % |
| Timothée | French | 666 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #500 | 2020 | ▼ 8 % |
| Timothée | French | 464 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #262 | 2024 | ▲ 97 % |
| Timothée | French | 428 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #514 | 2023 | ▼ 18 % |
| Timothée | French | 374 | 🇺🇸 United States | #3757 | 2024 | ▲ 521 % |
| Timothée | French | 80 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2266 | 2025 | ▲ 2 % |
| Timothe | French | 15,940 | 🇫🇷 France | #304 | 2011 | ▼ 64 % |
| Timothe | French | 483 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #376 | 2011 | ▲ 8 % |
| Timothe | French | 443 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | – | 2019 | – |
| Timothe | French | 282 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #577 | 2019 | ▼ 17 % |
| Timothe | French | 15 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1998 | – |
| Timofey | Russian | 7,203 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | #114 | 2016 | ▶ 2 % |
| Timofey | Russian | 513 | 🇺🇸 United States | #5045 | 2017 | ▼ 32 % |
| Timofey | Russian | 95 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #285 | 2024 | – |
| Timofey | Russian | 51 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2939 | 2025 | new |
| Timofey | Russian | 20 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2024 | – |
| Timofey | Russian | 12 | 🇩🇪 Germany (large cities) | – | 2023 | – |
| Timoteo | Spanish | 4,215 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #635 | 1922 | ▲ 130 % |
| Timoteo | Spanish | 1,473 | 🇺🇸 United States | #2718 | 2025 | ▲ 163 % |
| Timoteo | Spanish | 125 | 🇫🇷 France | #4812 | 1997 | ▲ 27 % |
| Timoteo | Spanish | 16 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | #192 | 2011 | – |
| Timmothy | English | 4,108 | 🇺🇸 United States | #9714 | 1966 | new |
| Timmothy | English | 17 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1965 | – |
| Timoté | French | 2,385 | 🇫🇷 France | #999 | 2009 | ▼ 56 % |
| Timoté | French | 48 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | – | 2022 | – |
| Timoté | French | 11 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2024 | – |
| Timotej | Slovene | 2,042 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | #43 | 2003 | ▲ 26 % |
| Timotej | Slovene | 50 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | #100 | 2024 | – |
| Timotej | Slovene | 6 | 🇦🇹 Austria | – | 2015 | – |
| Timotej | Slovene | 6 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2021 | – |
| Timothey | French | 591 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1959 | – |
| Timothey | French | 400 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2011 | – |
| Timotei | Romanian | 555 | 🇫🇷 France | #2936 | 2010 | ▼ 58 % |
| Timotei | Romanian | 202 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1466 | 2025 | ▲ 145 % |
| Timotei | Romanian | 87 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #1199 | 2020 | new |
| Timotei | Romanian | 80 | 🇦🇹 Austria | – | 2019 | – |
| Timotei | Romanian | 5 | 🇩🇪 Germany (large cities) | – | 2017 | – |
| Timotei | Romanian | 5 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | #577 | 2025 | – |
| Thimothy | English | 756 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1967 | – |
| Thimothy | English | 15 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1957 | – |
| Thimote | French | 640 | 🇫🇷 France | #2840 | 2007 | ▼ 37 % |
| Timoty | French | 360 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2009 | – |
| Timoty | French | 141 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1963 | – |
| Timoty | French | 5 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | – | 2013 | – |
| Thimothee | French | 500 | 🇫🇷 France | #5110 | 1915 | new |
| Tymothé | French | 315 | 🇫🇷 France | #5286 | 2018 | ▼ 37 % |
How we grouped these names
- Timothy ↔ Timothée — checked by hand
- Timothy ↔ Timoteo — checked by hand
- Timothy ↔ Timofey — checked by hand
- Timothy ↔ Timotei — checked by hand
- Timothy ↔ Tymoteusz — checked by hand
- Timothy ↔ Timotej — checked by hand
- Timothée ↔ Timothe — spelling variant
- Timothée ↔ Timoté — spelling variant
- Timothée ↔ Thimote — spelling variant
- Timothée ↔ Thimothee — spelling variant
- Timothée ↔ Tymothé — spelling variant
- Timothey ↔ Timotei — spelling variant
- Timothy ↔ Timmothy — spelling variant
- Timothy ↔ Thimothy — spelling variant
Questions about Timothy
How popular is the name Timothy?
In 2025 it ranked #27 in Poland. Official registers record 1,283,617 births across 23 countries.
What is Timothy in other languages?
Tymoteusz (Polish); Timothée (French); Timothe (French); Timofey (Russian); Timoteo (Spanish); Timmothy (English); Timoté (French); Timotej (Slovene); Timothey (French); Timotei (Romanian).
When was Timothy most popular?
It peaked in South Australia in 1983, at 1,038.8 births per 100,000.
Is Timothy a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Timothy is a boy name.