Timothy

“who honours God”

Boy’s name, of Greek origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Timothy

Timothy means “who honours God” and is of Greek origin.

It peaked in 2011.
Over recent years, Timothy has been falling (−9.8% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Timothy every 122 schools, all spellings combined.

Timothy ranks 212^th in United States, 218^th in British Columbia (Canada) and 229^th in Ontario (Canada), against 1,678^th in France.

British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
218^th boys’ name55 babies in 3 years1 boy in 810
New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
241^st boys’ name58 babies in 3 years1 boy in 849
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
212^th boys’ name5,202 babies in 3 years1 boy in 988−3.5% a year
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
229^th boys’ name170 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,000−1.3% a year
IrelandCSO · 2023-25
240^th boys’ name55 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,306
Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
283^rd boys’ name18 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,415
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
394^th boys’ name305 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,709−1.4% a year
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
524^th boys’ name16 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,746

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

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