How Many People Are Named Tim?
people named Tim are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 5,555 people in the US has this name
Based on 83,546 babies named Tim in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
6,944 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of TIMOTHY. It was borne by the fictional character Tiny Tim, the ill son of Bob Cratchit in Charles Dickens' novel 'A Christmas Carol' (1843).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Tim (99.7%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Tim alive today is about 62 years old, and 74% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 59 and 66 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Tim first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1960, to 6,944 babies. In 2025, 37 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Tim never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #60, in 1959 to 1960, and it was in the top 100 for 8 years, 1958 to 1965. In 2025 it ranked #3,229.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,229 |
| Best rank | #60 (1959 to 1960) |
| Years in the top 100 | 8 (1958 to 1965) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #90 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Tim alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Tim were born in California than in any other state: about 7,235 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Tim was given 2.2 times as often in Oregon, 2.1 times in Iowa and 2.1 times in Idaho.
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