Meaning & origin
What it means
Timmie is a pet form of Timothy. Timothy is built from elements meaning “to honour” and “god”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Timmie is a pet form of Timothy. Timothy comes from Middle French, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Timmie is an affectionate form of Timothy.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1885. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Timmie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,600
- 3,250 boys · 350 girls
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 199 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 90% boys.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 8 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 189 in 1959. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,949 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.
Timmie’s family of names
In English usage, Timmie is an affectionate form of Timothy. In English usage, Timmie has a related form in Timmy.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Timmie
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Timmie, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Tim
“one who honors God” · “a respected man”
>99% boys
Ernie
“one who is sincere and determined; serious”
>99% boys
Howie
Howie is a surname from Middle English.
>99% boys
Tom
“twin”
>99% boys
Terence
“learned” · “instigator”
>99% boys
Audie
“the last daughter born” · “of noble strength”
66% boys · 34% girls
Ritchie
“a powerful ruler”
>99% boys
Ted
“a gift from God” · “having heart”
>99% boys