Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Timm 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 1941. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Timm through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 651
- 651 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 41 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 1982. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 41 in 1959. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 753 as a first name in 2020; 9,016 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Timm’s family of names
In German usage, Timm has a related form in Tim. In German usage, Timm as a surname has a related form in THIMM. In German usage, Timm as a surname has a related form in TIMMAN.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Timm
- Timm KloseSwiss association football playerborn 1988
- Timm SharpAmerican actorborn 1978
- Timm HerzbruchGerman field hockey player (1997-)
- Frank ElstnerGerman television presenterborn 1942
- Timm van der GugtenDutch cricketerborn 1991
- Timm UlrichsGerman contemporary artist (born 1940)
- Timm GolleyGerman association football playerborn 1991
- Timm KrögerGerman cinematographer and film editorborn 1985
- Timm PeddieAmerican racing cyclistborn 1970
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Timm, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Timmy
“one who honors God”
>99% boys
Tom
“twin”
>99% boys
Jim
“he who supplants” · “heel grabber”
>99% boys
Ted
“a gift from God” · “having heart”
>99% boys
Tal
“covered with the morning's dew”
85% boys · 15% girls
Gil
“resembling a young goal” · “the joy of the people”
>99% boys
Todd
“resembling a fox”
>99% boys
Rick
“a powerful ruler”
>99% boys