Timothy Hutton
There are approximately 59 people named Timothy Hutton living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 5,809,396 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Timothy with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Hutton. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
59
1 in 5,809,396
Named Timothy
945K
Alive today
Named Hutton
21K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 945K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1959
Average age: 51
Estimated bearers: 21K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,955
Per 100K: 6.26
Top ancestry: White (84.2%)
First name trend
Timothy: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Timothy. The peak year was 1959 with 30,863 births. The average person named Timothy today is 51 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Hutton surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Hutton, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 84.2%.
- White84.2%
- Black or African American10.6%
- Hispanic or Latino2.1%
- Two or more races2.1%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Timothy has a living-bearer frequency of 0.2756% of the US population, based on 944,752 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Hutton appears at a rate of 6.26 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0063%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 59 people with the full name Timothy Hutton. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Timothy Hutton: questions and answers
How many people are named Timothy Hutton?
We estimate approximately 59 people in the United States share the full name Timothy Hutton. That works out to about 1 in 5,809,396 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.2756%) with the surname frequency (6.26 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Timothy Hutton?
We classify Timothy Hutton as "Very Rare". About 1 in 5,809,396 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Timothy a male or female name?
Timothy is predominantly male. Out of 1,086,730 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Timothy profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.