boys' name ★ peaked 2017

Timur

Meaning iron Gender Boy Rank 2025 #2,639 Trend ↑ Rising 22%

From Turkish Timur and other languages, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *temür (“iron”).

Rank 2025
#2,639
among boys · ↓8 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
50
named Timur · -2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 34,162
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2017
61 babies
All-time total
977
#5,207 all-time among boys
First recorded
1969
in Social Security records

Timur popularity over time

977 babies have been named Timur since 1969, 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
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2017Boys

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 – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s 5 1 – #4,969
1970s 19 2 +280% #4,386
1980s 50 5 +163% #4,433
1990s 42 4 -16% #5,499
2000s 157 16 +274% #4,232
2010s 419 42 +167% #2,214
2020s (to 2025) 285 48 +13% #2,631

Where Timur 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 51 0.03 outside top 500
2027 53 0.03 outside top 500
2028 54 0.03 outside top 500
2029 55 0.03 outside top 500
2030 56 0.03 outside top 500

Where Timur is most popular

Boys named Timur per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.029 per 1,000. Strongest in Illinois, Florida, and New York.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Timur born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Illinois 23 0.090 +215%
Florida 41 0.087 +203%
New York 27 0.062 +118%
California 28 0.031 +7%
Washington 5 0.031 +7%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Texas – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Timur

Timur is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,639 in 2025 with 50 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1969, 977 American babies have been named Timur. Its peak came in 2017, when 61 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Timur stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Timur?

The median living Timur is about 9 years old; half are between 4 and 17. An estimated 1,000 people named Timur are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

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

Timur year by year

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

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 50 #2,639
2024 51 #2,631
2023 49 #2,689
2022 49 #2,711
2021 48 #2,691
2020 38 #3,068
2019 39 #3,097
2018 50 #2,574
2017 61 #2,214
2016 51 #2,514
2015 42 #2,859
2014 26 #3,998
2013 39 #2,946
2012 44 #2,763
2011 34 #3,298
2010 33 #3,369
2009 18 #5,295
2008 21 #4,695
2007 24 #4,232
2006 18 #5,053
2005 18 #4,805
2004 7 #9,838
2003 17 #4,792
2002 9 #7,582
2001 18 #4,455
2000 7 #9,036
1995 – –
1990 – –
1985 5 #7,501
1980 7 #5,475
1975 6 #5,406
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Timur

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Timur Timur Turco-Mongol conqueror (1320s–1405) 1336–1405 · Medieval
  2. 2 Timur Bekmambetov Timur Bekmambetov Russian-Kazakh filmmaker (born 1961) Contemporary
  3. 3 Timur Kapadze Timur Kapadze Uzbek footballer and coach (born 1981) Contemporary
  4. 4 Timur Shah Durrani Timur Shah Durrani Second Durrani Emperor (r. 1772–1793) 1748–1793 · 18th century
  5. 5 Timur Mutsurayev Chechen singer and bard (born 1976) Contemporary
  6. 6 Timur Vermes Timur Vermes German author (born 1967) Contemporary
  7. 7 Timur Miroshnychenko Timur Miroshnychenko Ukrainian television presenter b. 1986 · Contemporary
  8. 8 Timur Safin Timur Safin Russian fencer (born 1992) Contemporary
  9. 9 Timur Zhamaletdinov Timur Zhamaletdinov Russian footballer b. 1997 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Timur?

The median living Timur is about 9 years old. Half of all living Timurs are between 4 and 17 years old.

How many people named Timur are alive today?

An estimated 1,000 people named Timur are alive in the United States, based on 977 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Timur mean?

From Turkish Timur and other languages, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *temür (“iron”).

How popular is the name Timur in 2025?

Timur ranked #2,639 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 50 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Timur?

977 babies have been named Timur in the United States since 1969, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Timur most popular?

Timur peaked in 2017, when 61 newborns received the name.

Is Timur a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Timur rising or falling?

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

Will Timur become more popular?

Timur is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 56 boys named Timur in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Timur?

Well-known people named Timur include Timur (military personnel), Timur Bekmambetov (film director), Timur Kapadze (soccer player).

Names like Timur

Names that sound and feel close to Timur: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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