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boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Timoteo

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #2,754 Trend ↑ Rising 73%

The name Timoteo is a Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian form of the Greek name Τιμόθεος (Timόtheos), equal to the name Timothy in English.

Rank 2025
#2,754
among boys · ↑288 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
47
named Timoteo · +15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 36,342
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
47 babies
All-time total
1,473
#3,998 all-time among boys
First recorded
1912
in Social Security records

Timoteo popularity over time

1,473 babies have been named Timoteo since 1912, 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
0.010.020.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Boys

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 Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s 57 6 – #2,145
1920s 124 12 +118% #1,866
1930s 117 12 -6% #1,423
1940s 87 9 -26% #1,979
1950s 78 8 -10% #2,280
1960s 73 7 -6% #2,846
1970s 119 12 +63% #2,392
1980s 126 13 +6% #2,951
1990s 159 16 +26% #2,778
2000s 150 15 -6% #4,370
2010s 188 19 +25% #4,206
2020s (to 2025) 195 33 +73% #2,754

Where Timoteo is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (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 boys Implied rank
2026 52 0.03 outside top 500
2027 56 0.03 outside top 500
2028 59 0.03 outside top 500
2029 63 0.04 outside top 500
2030 66 0.04 outside top 500

The story of Timoteo

Timoteo is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,754 in 2025 with 47 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1912, 1,473 American babies have been named Timoteo. Its peak came in 2025, when 47 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 Timoteo stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Timoteo?

The median living Timoteo is about 27 years old; half are between 9 and 47. An estimated 1,100 people named Timoteo are alive in the United States today.

median 27 020406080100

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

Timoteo year by year

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

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 47 #2,754
2024 41 #3,042
2023 33 #3,554
2022 18 #5,419
2021 29 #3,808
2020 27 #3,906
2019 19 #5,134
2018 25 #4,206
2017 16 #5,759
2016 23 #4,455
2015 20 #4,870
2014 19 #5,045
2013 16 #5,628
2012 15 #5,964
2011 21 #4,639
2010 14 #6,334
2009 20 #4,907
2008 8 #9,783
2007 15 #5,879
2006 16 #5,501
2005 16 #5,257
2004 16 #5,226
2003 12 #6,218
2002 16 #4,891
2001 13 #5,639
2000 18 #4,370
1995 12 #5,095
1990 12 #4,646
1985 10 #4,310
1980 16 #2,951
1975 8 #4,282
1970 16 #2,392
1965 6 #3,893
1960 9 #3,055
1955 5 #4,351
1950 9 #2,756
1945 9 #2,564
1940 11 #2,310
1935 12 #2,235
1930 27 #1,423
1925 14 #2,308
1920 8 #3,474
1915 5 #4,335
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Timoteo?

The median living Timoteo is about 27 years old. Half of all living Timoteos are between 9 and 47 years old.

How many people named Timoteo are alive today?

An estimated 1,100 people named Timoteo are alive in the United States, based on 1,473 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Timoteo mean?

The name Timoteo is a Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian form of the Greek name Τιμόθεος (Timόtheos), equal to the name Timothy in English.

How popular is the name Timoteo in 2025?

Timoteo ranked #2,754 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 47 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Timoteo?

1,473 babies have been named Timoteo in the United States since 1912, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Timoteo most popular?

Timoteo peaked in 2025, when 47 newborns received the name.

Is Timoteo a boy or girl name?

Timoteo is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Timoteo rising or falling?

Timoteo is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Timoteo become more popular?

Timoteo is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 66 boys named Timoteo 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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