Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Timoty 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 1955. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Timoty through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 141
- 141 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 10 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 6 in 1987. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 527 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.
Timoty’s family of names
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Timoty, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Timmy
“one who honors God”
>99% boys
Tim
“one who honors God” · “a respected man”
>99% boys
Rusty
“a red-haired woman; a fiery woman” · “one who has red hair or a ruddy complexion”
98% boys · 2% girls
Edmundo
“a wealthy protector”
>99% boys
Monty
“from Gomeric's mountain” · “of the steep mountain”
99% boys · 1% girls
Ted
“a gift from God” · “having heart”
>99% boys
Marty
“lady” · “dedicated to Mars, the god of war”
84% boys · 16% girls
Wally
“the commander of the army” · “a powerful ruler”
>99% boys