The first name Tim
A boy’s name.
1 syllable Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 7 boys were named Tim, making it the 2,952nd most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 28 births (#588).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Tim with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Tim at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 37 boys born in the United States were named Tim, the 3,230th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1960, when 6,931 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Tim
262 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Tim Berners-LeeEnglish computer scientist (born 1955)
- Tim CookAmerican business executive, Apple executive chairman, born 1960
- Tim WalzAmerican politician (born 1964)
- Tim CurryBritish actor (1946–2026)
- Tim CahillAustralian association football player, born 1979
- Tim HowardAmerican soccer player (born 1979)
- Tim HuntBiochemist; Nobel laureate, born 1943
- Tim KaineAmerican lawyer and politician (born 1958)
- Tim KrulDutch footballer (born 1988)
- Tim WieseGerman footballer, born 1981
- Tim BorowskiGerman footballer (born 1980)
- Tim RiceBritish lyricist and author, born 1944
Questions
- How popular is the name Tim?
- In 2025, 7 boys born in England and Wales were named Tim, ranking 2,952nd. Its peak was 1996, with 28 births.
- Is Tim a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 83,546 US babies named Tim since 1880 were boys.
- When was Tim most popular?
- 1960 in the United States, when 6,931 babies were named Tim, its highest rank at 60th.