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Worldwide Name Statistics

Tim

Ranked #777 - 1 in 131,878 people
US

Most common in

United States

61k bearers

World total

60,662

estimated living bearers

Global rank

#777

worldwide

Country breakdown

United States61k
Worldwide
~61k
rank #777
Rarity
1 in 131,878
of people globally
Gender split
100/0
male / female %
Countries covered
1
~61k in US

About the name Tim

There are an estimated 60,662 people named Tim alive worldwide today. That ranks Tim at #777 globally, with the highest concentrations in United States.

In the United States, Tim is held by approximately 60,662 people, ranking #777 among first names. That works out to roughly 18 per 100,000 Americans (or 1 in 5,471 U.S. residents).

Historically Tim is used overwhelmingly as a male name (99.8% male).

Tim appears in birth records going back to 1880. Use the chart below to see how its popularity has changed across decades, and the surname section to find common pairings.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly male.

Male 99.8%Female 0.2%

Tim popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Tim, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 12
  2. 1881: 12
  3. 1882: 11
  4. 1883: 16
  5. 1884: 16
  6. 1885: 16
  7. 1886: 14
  8. 1887: 18
  9. 1888: 10
  10. 1889: 14
  11. 1890: 17
  12. 1891: 15
  13. 1892: 12
  14. 1893: 19
  15. 1894: 8
  16. 1895: 15
  17. 1896: 14
  18. 1897: 7
  19. 1898: 12
  20. 1899: 13
  21. 1900: 22
  22. 1901: 8
  23. 1902: 18
  24. 1903: 25
  25. 1904: 14
  26. 1905: 19
  27. 1906: 15
  28. 1907: 19
  29. 1908: 21
  30. 1909: 30
  31. 1910: 34
  32. 1911: 23
  33. 1912: 36
  34. 1913: 37
  35. 1914: 55
  36. 1915: 40
  37. 1916: 56
  38. 1917: 48
  39. 1918: 67
  40. 1919: 57
  41. 1920: 64
  42. 1921: 54
  43. 1922: 49
  44. 1923: 65
  45. 1924: 62
  46. 1925: 60
  47. 1926: 65
  48. 1927: 64
  49. 1928: 50
  50. 1929: 74
  51. 1930: 61
  52. 1931: 72
  53. 1932: 87
  54. 1933: 101
  55. 1934: 114
  56. 1935: 131
  57. 1936: 134
  58. 1937: 162
  59. 1938: 270
  60. 1939: 245
  61. 1940: 333
  62. 1941: 388
  63. 1942: 512
  64. 1943: 618
  65. 1944: 605
  66. 1945: 779
  67. 1946: 1,134
  68. 1947: 1,330
  69. 1948: 1,296
  70. 1949: 1,014
  71. 1950: 759
  72. 1951: 715
  73. 1952: 696
  74. 1953: 744
  75. 1954: 820
  76. 1955: 1,144
  77. 1956: 1,717
  78. 1957: 3,263
  79. 1958: 5,548
  80. 1959: 6,839
  81. 1960: 6,944
  82. 1961: 6,258
  83. 1962: 5,595
  84. 1963: 5,021
  85. 1964: 4,706
  86. 1965: 3,732
  87. 1966: 3,149
  88. 1967: 2,631
  89. 1968: 2,081
  90. 1969: 1,553
  91. 1970: 1,340
  92. 1971: 1,058
  93. 1972: 738
  94. 1973: 523
  95. 1974: 410
  96. 1975: 332
  97. 1976: 296
  98. 1977: 254
  99. 1978: 246
  100. 1979: 148
  101. 1980: 165
  102. 1981: 162
  103. 1982: 139
  104. 1983: 96
  105. 1984: 122
  106. 1985: 101
  107. 1986: 75
  108. 1987: 83
  109. 1988: 92
  110. 1989: 96
  111. 1990: 77
  112. 1991: 68
  113. 1992: 78
  114. 1993: 64
  115. 1994: 69
  116. 1995: 51
  117. 1996: 61
  118. 1997: 57
  119. 1998: 61
  120. 1999: 74
  121. 2000: 91
  122. 2001: 81
  123. 2002: 79
  124. 2003: 88
  125. 2004: 60
  126. 2005: 84
  127. 2006: 78
  128. 2007: 77
  129. 2008: 70
  130. 2009: 69
  131. 2010: 65
  132. 2011: 48
  133. 2012: 41
  134. 2013: 51
  135. 2014: 75
  136. 2015: 61
  137. 2016: 68
  138. 2017: 53
  139. 2018: 57
  140. 2019: 57
  141. 2020: 32
  142. 2021: 42
  143. 2022: 32
  144. 2023: 37
  145. 2024: 54
  146. 2025: 37

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Tim worldwide?

There are an estimated 60,662 people named Tim alive worldwide today, ranking #777 globally.

Is Tim a rare name?

Worldwide that works out to about 1 in 131,878 people. In the United States there are roughly 60,662 bearers, which is 1 in 5,471 Americans.

Is Tim a boy or girl name?

Based on historical birth records, Tim is used 99.8% male and 0.2% female.

Where does the name Tim come from?

Who are famous people named Tim?

Data sources

Every figure on this page is cited. See the methodology page for the full picture.

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