Baby name
CLASSIC
🇦🇹 🇧🇪 🇧🇷 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.
Nicknames
tim · timmy
Vibe
timeless
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.