Taimur
An Arabic masculine given name meaning "iron-forged" or "strong as iron".
Name Census estimates that about 132 living Americans carry the first name Taimur. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Taimur today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Taimur births was 2019 (16 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Taimur. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Taimur with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
132
~ 1 in 2,596,624 Americans
Peak year
2019
16 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,181
Tracked since 1988
Census
Taimur in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 291 people with the first name Taimur, which placed it at #30,113 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#30,113
National first-name rank
People counted
291
291 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
86.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Taimur
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Taimur is Asian/Pacific Islander at 86.6%. The next largest groups are White (6.5%) and Two or More Races (4.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Taimur described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Taimur at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander86.6% · 252
- White6.5% · 19
- Two or more races4.8% · 14
- Hispanic or Latino1.4% · 4
- Black or African American0.7% · 2
Popularity
Taimur: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Taimur from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 53 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Taimur by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Taimur during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Taimurs live
Origin
Meaning and history of Taimur
The name Taimur has its origins in the Turkic languages, specifically from the Chagatai Turkic language spoken in parts of Central Asia during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the words "temir" meaning iron and "er" meaning man, thus translating to "iron man" or "man of iron."
The name gained prominence due to its association with Timur, also known as Tamerlane, the renowned 14th-century Turko-Mongol conqueror who established the Timurid Empire across modern-day Iran, Central Asia, and parts of India. Born in 1336 in the city of Kesh (present-day Shahrisabz, Uzbekistan), Timur's birth name was Taimur, and his military exploits and conquests immortalized the name in history.
Taimur is mentioned in various historical chronicles and accounts of the time, including the "Zafarnama" (Book of Victory) written by Timur's biographer and companion, Nizamuddin Shami. The name also appears in Persian literature and poetry, reflecting the cultural influence of the Timurid Empire.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Taimur was Taimur Khan, the 16th-century ruler of the Mughal Empire in India from 1530 to 1540. Another notable figure was Taimur Shah Durrani, the founder of the Durrani Empire in Afghanistan, who ruled from 1772 to 1793.
Other historical figures with the name Taimur include:
1. Taimur Pasha (1786-1875), an Ottoman statesman and military leader who served as the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire.
2. Taimur Malik (1912-1975), a renowned Pakistani writer, poet, and playwright known for his contributions to Urdu literature.
3. Taimur Mirza (1919-1966), an Indian politician and member of the Princely State of Awadh's royal family.
4. Taimur Hassanpur (1932-2018), an Afghan diplomat and politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan.
5. Taimur Malik (born 1977), a Pakistani cricketer who played domestic and international cricket for Pakistan in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
While the name Taimur has its roots in Central Asian history and culture, it has spread and been adopted in various parts of the world, particularly in regions influenced by the Turko-Mongol and Persian empires of the past.
People
Taimur + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Taimur as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Taimur: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Taimur?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 132 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Taimur going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,596,624 US residents.
Is Taimur a common name?
We classify Taimur as "Very Rare". It ranks above 68.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 134 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Taimur most popular?
The single biggest year for Taimur was 2019, when 16 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Taimur is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Taimur in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 291 people with the name Taimur, or 0.10 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #30,113 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Taimur in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Taimur?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Taimur appears almost entirely male. Of the 289 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Taimur?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Taimur is Asian/Pacific Islander at 86.6%. The next largest groups are White (6.5%) and Two or More Races (4.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Taimur most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Taimur in the 2020 Census, accounting for 86.6% (252 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Taimur in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Taimur a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Taimur in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Taimur still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Taimur in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Taimur can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Taimur?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.