Tim

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A few things about Tim you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Tim

Tim Berners-Lee

English computer scientist (born 1955)

Choose Tim and your child shares a first name with Tim Berners-Lee, an English computer scientist. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Tim, like who?” Tim Berners-Lee's Wikipedia article is available in 163 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 46,083 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Tim, 37 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Tim would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryTim has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Tims, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1960, when it ranked #60. Today it's #3,181, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowTim was 2.1× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 21,598 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 46,083.
• 🚀TrendTim has climbed 237 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #3,181. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 💬MeaningTim is an English form of Timothy, which means “honoring God”.

About the name Tim

Tim is a boy name of Greek origin meaning “honoring God”. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, starting with T and ending in “-tim”. US birth records list Tim for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1960, when it ranked #60 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #3,181, with 37 babies.

Origin:Greek names