Timathy
Timathy is a unique rendering of the masculine name Timothy, derived from Greek words meaning "honoring God".
Name Census estimates that about 261 living Americans carry the first name Timathy. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Timathy today is around 43 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Timathy births was 1989 (13 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Timathy. 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.
People living today
261
~ 1 in 1,313,235 Americans
Peak year
1989
13 babies that year
Average age
43
years old
2012 SSA rank
#14,020
Tracked since 1959
Census
Timathy in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 271 people with the first name Timathy, which placed it at #31,559 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
#31,559
National first-name rank
People counted
271
271 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
76.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Timathy
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Timathy is White at 76.8%. The next largest groups are Black (8.9%) and Hispanic (5.9%). 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 Timathy 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 Timathy at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White76.8% · 208
- Black or African American8.9% · 24
- Hispanic or Latino5.9% · 16
- Two or more races4.8% · 13
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.3% · 9
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 1
Popularity
Timathy: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Timathy from the 1950s through to the 2010s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 69 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1960s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Timathy 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 Timathy during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Timathy
The given name Timathy originated from the Greek language. It is derived from the Greek name Timotheos, which is a combination of the words timē, meaning "honor" or "respect," and theos, meaning "god." The name can be translated to mean "honoring God" or "respected by God."
The name Timathy has its roots in ancient Greek culture and was initially popularized in the early Christian era. It is mentioned in the New Testament of the Bible, where Timothy was a close companion and disciple of the Apostle Paul. The name gained significance within the Christian tradition due to its association with this biblical figure.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Timathy can be found in the writings of the Roman historian Plutarch, who lived in the 1st century AD. He mentioned a certain Timathy of Gaza, a philosopher and grammarian from ancient Palestine.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Timathy. One of the most famous was Timathy of Baghdad, an influential 9th-century Islamic philosopher and scholar who made significant contributions to the fields of logic and metaphysics. He was born around 780 AD and died in 835 AD.
Another prominent bearer of the name was Timathy of Constantinople, a 12th-century Byzantine monk and theologian. He played a crucial role in the debates surrounding the theological and philosophical concepts of the Eastern Orthodox Church during that period.
In the realm of literature, Timathy of Athens was a celebrated Greek poet and dramatist who lived in the 5th century BC. Although few of his works have survived, he was renowned for his innovative literary style and influence on ancient Greek theater.
During the Renaissance period, Timathy Bright, an English physician and writer, gained recognition for his treatises on medicine and natural philosophy. He was born in 1550 and passed away in 1615.
In more recent times, Timathy Leary, an American psychologist and writer, became a prominent figure in the 1960s counterculture movement. He was an advocate for the exploration of human consciousness and the therapeutic use of psychedelic drugs. Leary was born in 1920 and died in 1996.
People
Timathy + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Timathy 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
Timathy: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Timathy?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 261 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Timathy 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 1,313,235 US residents.
Is Timathy a common name?
We classify Timathy as "Very Rare". It ranks above 77.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 280 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Timathy most popular?
The single biggest year for Timathy was 1989, when 13 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Timathy is about 43 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Timathy in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 271 people with the name Timathy, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #31,559 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 Timathy 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 Timathy?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Timathy appears almost entirely male. Of the 269 people counted with this name, 99.6% 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 Timathy?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Timathy is White at 76.8%. The next largest groups are Black (8.9%) and Hispanic (5.9%). 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 Timathy most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Timathy in the 2020 Census, accounting for 76.8% (208 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 Timathy in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Timathy a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Timathy 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 Timathy still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Timathy 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 Timathy 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 many people have the name Timathy?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.