NameTides

Tim

Tim was the #3,181 boys' name in the US in 2025 (37 babies), and #2,952 in England & Wales.

Tim as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Tim as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020IrelandEngland & WalesUS
Tim as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#3,181 (37)#2,952 (7)——#829 (3)—
2024#2,502 (54)#1,859 (13)——#520 (6)#2,062 (9)
2023#3,228 (37)#2,326 (9)——#516 (6)#2,336 (7)
2022#3,533 (32)#3,049 (6)——#509 (6)#1,237 (17)
2021#2,918 (42)#1,984 (11)——#498 (6)#1,560 (12)
2020#3,418 (32)#2,960 (6)—#392 (3)#556 (5)#1,454 (13)
2019#2,364 (57)#2,104 (10)——#646 (4)#1,065 (20)
2018#2,325 (57)#1,786 (13)——#435 (8)#1,334 (14)
2017#2,417 (53)#2,172 (10)——#547 (5)#1,038 (21)
2016#2,066 (68)#1,627 (15)——#329 (13)#1,069 (20)
2015#2,212 (61)#2,707 (7)——#554 (5)#1,122 (18)
2014#1,920 (75)#1,630 (14)——#428 (8)#1,003 (21)
2013#2,424 (51)#1,617 (14)——#404 (9)#1,002 (21)
2012#2,869 (41)#1,507 (16)—#403 (3)#310 (14)#1,102 (18)
2011#2,547 (48)#1,447 (16)——#366 (11)#1,467 (12)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1960 at #60.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 45,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 45,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 38,000rare
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Tim is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 39,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 25,000 to 1 in 59,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Tim by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,471CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: #1,831FL
Tim (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
TimCanadaBoys—too few
TimEngland & WalesBoys#2,9527
TimIrelandBoys#8293
TimNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
TimScotlandBoys—too few
TimUSGirls—too few
TimUSBoys#3,18137