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Tim

/ˈtɪm/ · 100% boys · 37 born in 2025

Tim has been given to about 83,546 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1960, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈtɪm/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 66,947
Median age today65 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tim per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1960 · 6,944
  • Born in 202537
  • All time83,546
  • England & Wales, 20257

How popular is Tim?

Its best year was 1960, when 6,944 babies were given the name, ranking 60th. The typical living American called Tim is about 65 years old today. It is relatively most common in Florida, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Tim

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kim0.75
  2. Jim0.75
  3. Timmy0.68
  4. Tom0.54
  5. Tripp0.51
  6. Chaim0.47
  7. Karim0.47

Middle names for Tim

Ranked by flow score
  1. Tim James0.74
  2. Tim Cole0.73
  3. Tim Wilder0.69
  4. Tim Miles0.60
  5. Tim Thomas0.60
  6. Tim Paul0.55

Sibling names for Tim

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Pennysister · 0.96
  2. Chrisbrother · 0.93
  3. Robinsister · 0.89
  4. Jaybrother · 0.86
  5. Reginasister · 0.86
  6. Deanbrother · 0.84

Where Tim is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Florida0.00%
  2. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Tim Evans0.73
  2. Tim Edwards0.73
  3. Tim Anderson0.73
  4. Tim Allen0.73
  5. Tim Adams0.73
  6. Tim Walker0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Tim

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Tim across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.