Timonthy
One who honors God, a masculine Greek name
Name Census estimates that about 767 living Americans carry the first name Timonthy. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Timonthy today is around 52 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Timonthy births was 1965 (42 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Timonthy. 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
767
~ 1 in 446,877 Americans
Peak year
1965
42 babies that year
Average age
52
years old
2012 SSA rank
#14,021
Tracked since 1953
Popularity
Timonthy: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Timonthy 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 289 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
Timonthy 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 Timonthy during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Timonthys live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. New York, Georgia, Illinois recorded the most babies named Timonthy, while Ohio, Illinois, Georgia recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 5 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Timonthy
The name Timonthy is derived from the Greek name Timotheos, which is composed of the elements "timos" meaning "honor" and "theos" meaning "god". It can be translated to mean "honoring God" or "honored by God". The name Timonthy has its origins in the early Christian era, as it was borne by one of the most notable disciples of the Apostle Paul in the New Testament.
In the New Testament, Timonthy is mentioned as a native of Lystra in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). He joined Paul on his missionary journeys, and two of Paul's epistles in the Bible are addressed to him. Timonthy is regarded as the first Christian bishop of Ephesus, an ancient Greek city located in present-day Turkey.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Timonthy is from the Bible itself, where Timonthy, the disciple of Paul, is mentioned numerous times in the Acts of the Apostles and several of Paul's epistles. He is believed to have lived around the first century AD.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Timonthy. Timonthy I of Constantinople (511-534) was the Patriarch of Constantinople during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I. Timonthy the Weasel (c. 1180-1254) was an English scholar and theologian who made significant contributions to the study of canon law.
Timonthy Dwight (1752-1817) was an American Congregationalist minister and influential theologian who served as the president of Yale College (now Yale University) from 1795 until his death. Timonthy Pickering (1745-1829) was an American politician and statesman who served as the third United States Secretary of State under Presidents George Washington and John Adams.
Timonthy Leary (1920-1996) was an American psychologist and writer, known for his advocacy of the therapeutic and spiritual use of psychedelic drugs such as LSD. He is considered a pioneer in the counterculture movement of the 1960s.
People
Timonthy + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Timonthy 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
Timonthy: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Timonthy?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 767 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Timonthy 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 446,877 US residents.
Is Timonthy a common name?
We classify Timonthy as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 850 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Timonthy most popular?
The single biggest year for Timonthy was 1965, when 42 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Timonthy is about 52 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Timonthy a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Timonthy 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.
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.