Baby name
CLASSIC BOY · GREEK
🇦🇹 🇧🇪 🇧🇷 +16 Timothy
/TIM · uh · thee/
Meaning
“Honouring God or one who honours God”
Greek timotheos means 'honouring God' or 'one who honours God', biblical virtue naming borne by Saint Paul's disciple.
How it ages.
Timothy climbed to top-10 in English-speaking countries 1960-1990 and remains solidly top-30; stable boomer and Gen-X marker.
The cultural moment.
United States held Timothy in top-10 from 1960-1995, remains top-30; UK and Canada show similar trajectory with staying power.