Timmy

Did you know?

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

⭐ Famous Timmy

Timmy Simons

Belgian footballer (born 1976)

Choose Timmy and your child shares a first name with Timmy Simons, a Belgian footballer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Timmy, like who?” Timmy Simons's Wikipedia article is available in 36 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

Read about Timmy Simons on Wikipedia ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Photo: Franconia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 113,636 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Timmy, 15 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Timmy would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryTimmy first shows up in US birth records in 1926, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 99 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1959, when it ranked #188. Today it's #5,861, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowTimmy was 6.0× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 18,868 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 113,636.
• 🍂TrendTimmy has slipped 2,050 places over the last five years and now sits at #5,861. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningTimmy is an English form of Timothy, which means “honoring God”. Our records link it to English and Greek roots.

About the name Timmy

Timmy is a boy name of English and Greek origin meaning “honoring God”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with T and ending in “-mmy”. US birth records list Timmy for boys from 1926 to 2025, in 96 of those 100 years. Its best year was 1959, when it ranked #188 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #5,861, with 15 babies.

Origin:English namesGreek names