Timothy has been given to about 1,088,520 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1959, which makes it a midcentury name.
Timothy ranks 203rd among American boys in 2025, with 1,734 born that year. Its best year was 1959, when 30,862 babies were given the name, ranking 12th. The typical living American called Timothy is about 54 years old today. It is relatively most common in Mississippi, where it accounts for 0.17% of births.
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.