Timtohy
Masculine name of Greek origin, meaning "honoring God" or "honored by God".
Name Census estimates that about 76 living Americans carry the first name Timtohy. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Timtohy today is around 42 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Timtohy births was 1987 (12 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Timtohy. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Timtohy. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
76
~ 1 in 4,509,926 Americans
Peak year
1987
12 babies that year
Average age
42
years old
1991 SSA rank
#8,153
Tracked since 1971
Popularity
Timtohy: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Timtohy from the 1970s through to the 1990s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 58 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Timtohy 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 Timtohy 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 Timtohy
The name Timothy originates from the Greek language and has its roots in the name Timotheos, which means "honoring God" or "honored by God." This name was relatively common in ancient Greece, particularly among early Christians.
The name Timothy is mentioned in the Bible, specifically in the New Testament. It was the name of a young man who accompanied the Apostle Paul on his missionary journeys and was a recipient of two of Paul's epistles, known as the First and Second Epistles to Timothy.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Timothy is found in the historical accounts of the early Christian church. Timothy was a companion and disciple of the Apostle Paul, who referred to him as his "beloved son" in the faith. He is believed to have been born around the year 17 AD in the city of Lystra, located in modern-day Turkey.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Timothy. One of the most famous was Saint Timothy, the bishop of Ephesus, who lived in the first century AD and is venerated as a Christian martyr. Another influential figure was Timothy I, the Patriarch of Constantinople, who lived in the late 6th and early 7th centuries AD and played a significant role in the development of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
In the realm of literature, Timothy Dwight IV (1752-1817) was an American minister, scholar, and the eighth president of Yale College. He is known for his epic poem "The Conquest of Canaan" and his influential sermons. Timothy Flint (1780-1840) was an American writer, Presbyterian minister, and one of the first historians of the American West.
In more recent times, Timothy Leary (1920-1996) was an American psychologist and writer who became a prominent figure in the counterculture movement of the 1960s, advocating for the exploration of psychedelic drugs. Timothy McVeigh (1968-2001) was an American domestic terrorist responsible for the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, one of the deadliest acts of terrorism in the United States.
People
Timtohy + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Timtohy 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
Timtohy: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Timtohy?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 76 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Timtohy 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 4,509,926 US residents.
Is Timtohy a common name?
We classify Timtohy as "Very Rare". It ranks above 60.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 80 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Timtohy most popular?
The single biggest year for Timtohy was 1987, when 12 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Timtohy is about 42 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Timtohy a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Timtohy 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.