Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Timothy
Endangered
Down 94.4% from peak
Peak era
1959
Peak births
30,783
Current vitality
Healthy
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Timothy
How many people are named Timothy?
An estimated 889,628 living Americans are named Timothy.
How rare is Timothy?
Timothy is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 1,734 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 94.4% from its 1959 peak.
How old is the typical Timothy?
The median age of a living American named Timothy is approximately 52 years, with most bearers falling between 38 and 63 years old.
Is Timothy still popular?
No. Timothy is endangered as a baby name, down 94.4% from its 1959 peak with 1,734 births in 2025.
Where is Timothy most common?
Timothy has its strongest geographic signal in Massachusetts, where it appears 3.5× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19592025
Peak year
1959
Decline from peak
94.4%
2025
1,734
All-time
1,084,192
Where it lives now
Timothy is most concentrated in Massachusetts — about 3.2× the national rate in the 1920s.
States where Timothy is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.