Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2021

Timber

Gender Unisex · 63% girls Rank 2025 #3,769 Trend ↓ Falling 24%
Rank 2025
#3,769
among girls · ↓261 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
73
named Timber · -11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 40,182
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2021
132 babies
All-time total
2,397
#5,681 all-time among girls
First recorded
1970
in Social Security records

Timber popularity over time

2,397 babies have been named Timber since 1970, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 17 7 24 2 – #8,954
1980s 94 6 100 10 +317% #3,941
1990s 258 62 320 32 +220% #2,852
2000s 267 159 426 43 +33% #3,518
2010s 531 386 917 92 +115% #2,258
2020s (to 2025) 337 273 610 102 +11% #2,306

Where Timber is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 38 0.02 outside top 500
2027 36 0.02 outside top 500
2028 34 0.02 outside top 500
2029 33 0.02 outside top 500
2030 32 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Timber

Timber is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,769 in 2025 with 40 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1970, 2,397 American babies have been named Timber, about 63% girls and 37% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2021, when 132 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Timber stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Timber?

The median living Timber is about 10 years old; half are between 5 and 22. An estimated 2,400 people named Timber are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Timber year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 40 #3,769 33 #3,503
2024 45 #3,508 37 #3,268
2023 60 #2,848 36 #3,338
2022 61 #2,820 57 #2,465
2021 80 #2,306 52 #2,551
2020 51 #3,135 58 #2,345
2019 76 #2,372 47 #2,731
2018 72 #2,476 41 #2,937
2017 61 #2,812 54 #2,415
2016 69 #2,590 51 #2,513
2015 84 #2,258 40 #2,958
2014 62 #2,806 47 #2,617
2013 34 #4,327 24 #4,170
2012 33 #4,480 27 #3,882
2011 22 #6,132 29 #3,690
2010 18 #7,194 26 #3,984
2009 25 #5,695 21 #4,729
2008 27 #5,425 12 #7,145
2007 32 #4,666 15 #5,878
2006 22 #6,111 16 #5,500
2005 24 #5,427 18 #4,804
2004 19 #6,474 16 #5,225
2003 18 #6,561 19 #4,402
2002 30 #4,272 18 #4,478
2001 32 #4,023 12 #5,977
2000 38 #3,518 12 #5,879
1995 29 #3,772 6 #8,783
1990 23 #4,372 – –
1985 8 #8,275 – –
1980 5 #12,033 – –
1975 – – 7 #4,758
1970 5 #9,244 – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
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1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
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1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Timber, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Timber?

The median living Timber is about 10 years old. Half of all living Timbers are between 5 and 22 years old.

How many people named Timber are alive today?

An estimated 2,400 people named Timber are alive in the United States, based on 2,397 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Timber in 2025?

Timber ranked #3,769 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 40 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Timber?

2,397 babies have been named Timber in the United States since 1970, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Timber most popular?

Timber peaked in 2021, when 132 newborns received the name.

Is Timber a boy or girl name?

Timber is used for both: about 63% of babies named Timber have been girls and 37% boys.

Is the name Timber rising or falling?

Timber has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Timber become more popular?

Timber is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 32 girls named Timber in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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