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Timotheus

100% boys · last recorded 2015

Timotheus has been given to about 188 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1980, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 172
Median age today38 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Timotheus per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1980 · 11
  • Born in 20250
  • All time188

How popular is Timotheus?

Its best year was 1980, when 11 babies were given the name, ranking 3824th. The typical living American called Timotheus is about 38 years old today.

Names that sound like Timotheus

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Timothy0.57
  2. Titus0.59
  3. Timmothy0.55
  4. Thaddeus0.51
  5. Ignatius0.49
  6. Demetrius0.47

Middle names for Timotheus

Ranked by flow score
  1. Timotheus Paul0.79
  2. Timotheus John0.79
  3. Timotheus Lee0.79
  4. Timotheus Dean0.78
  5. Timotheus Blake0.78
  6. Timotheus Bryce0.78

Sibling names for Timotheus

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.66
  2. Aracelisister · 0.64
  3. Elishaeither · 0.64
  4. Dereckbrother · 0.64
  5. Kareembrother · 0.63
  6. Bethanysister · 0.62

Where Timotheus is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Timotheus White0.74
    2. Timotheus Reyes0.74
    3. Timotheus Moore0.74
    4. Timotheus Lee0.74
    5. Timotheus Hill0.74
    6. Timotheus Hall0.74

    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 Timotheus

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

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