Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Thimothy isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1948. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Thimothy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 756
- 756 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1967
- 39 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1997. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 39 in 1967. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 297 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Thimothy’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Thimothy, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Theron
“a great hunter”
99% boys · 1% girls
Robby
“one who is bright with fame”
>99% boys
Joell
“Jehovah is God; God is willing”
>99% boys
Luigi
“loud; famous” · “battle”
>99% boys
Tito
“of the giants” · “a great defender”
>99% boys
Raffaele
“one who is healed by God” · “the divine healer”
>99% boys
Tyrone
“from Owen's land”
>99% boys
Alfonzo
“prepared for battle; eager and ready”
>99% boys