Is Tim a boy or girl name?
Tim is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 54 boys were named Tim, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 83,515 US babies named Tim were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,514
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Tim since 1880
- 83,515
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 6,944 babies
Boys and girls named Tim, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 139 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 132 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 191 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 453 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 607 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 1,377 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 8,002 | 7 | 0.1% |
| 1950s | 22,200 | 43 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 41,580 | 98 | 0.2% |
| 1970s | 5,304 | 40 | 0.7% |
| 1980s | 1,132 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 660 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 777 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 576 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 197 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 54 | #2,514 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 37 | #3,282 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 32 | #3,604 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 42 | #2,968 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 32 | #3,482 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 57 | #2,389 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 57 | #2,352 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 53 | #2,444 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 68 | #2,083 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 61 | #2,228 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 75 | #1,942 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 51 | #2,455 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 41 | #2,901 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 48 | #2,585 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 65 | #2,094 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 69 | #2,031 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 70 | #2,026 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 77 | #1,873 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 78 | #1,786 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 84 | #1,633 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 60 | #2,019 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 88 | #1,491 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 79 | #1,569 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 81 | #1,513 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 91 | #1,388 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 74 | #1,529 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 61 | #1,696 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 57 | #1,728 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 61 | #1,613 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 51 | #1,753 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 69 | #1,418 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 64 | #1,471 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 78 | #1,288 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 68 | #1,381 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 77 | #1,268 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 96 | #1,071 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 92 | #1,031 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 83 | #1,053 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 75 | #1,086 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 101 | #905 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 122 | #792 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 97 | #895 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 139 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 162 | #681 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 165 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 148 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 246 | #526 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 254 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 291 | #460 | 5 | #10,782 |
| 1975 | 327 | #436 | 5 | #10,491 |
| 1974 | 410 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 523 | #328 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 733 | #266 | 5 | #9,550 |
| 1971 | 1,049 | #226 | 9 | #5,967 |
| 1970 | 1,323 | #199 | 16 | #3,857 |
| 1969 | 1,545 | #181 | 9 | #5,421 |
| 1968 | 2,073 | #139 | 8 | #5,607 |
| 1967 | 2,624 | #116 | 7 | #5,998 |
| 1966 | 3,141 | #103 | 8 | #5,241 |
| 1965 | 3,718 | #97 | 14 | #3,531 |
| 1964 | 4,696 | #82 | 11 | #4,331 |
| 1963 | 5,017 | #79 | 5 | #7,568 |
| 1962 | 5,586 | #71 | 10 | #4,511 |
| 1961 | 6,249 | #65 | 13 | #3,777 |
| 1960 | 6,931 | #60 | 13 | #3,669 |
| 1959 | 6,828 | #60 | 13 | #3,604 |
| 1958 | 5,536 | #74 | 8 | #4,864 |
| 1957 | 3,251 | #120 | 12 | #3,675 |
| 1956 | 1,718 | #174 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 1,143 | #212 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 815 | #244 | 5 | #6,552 |
| 1953 | 744 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 696 | #260 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 715 | #250 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 754 | #242 | 5 | #6,033 |
| 1949 | 1,007 | #201 | 7 | #4,632 |
| 1948 | 1,296 | #171 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 1,330 | #170 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 1,134 | #171 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 779 | #192 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 605 | #229 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 618 | #233 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 512 | #264 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 388 | #296 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 333 | #308 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 245 | #362 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 270 | #337 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 162 | #441 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 134 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 131 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 114 | #554 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 101 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 87 | #656 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 72 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 61 | #839 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 74 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 50 | #977 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 64 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 65 | #824 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 60 | #868 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 62 | #884 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 65 | #844 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 49 | #1,019 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 54 | #961 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 64 | #851 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 57 | #887 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 67 | #802 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 48 | #931 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 56 | #838 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 40 | #1,014 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 55 | #696 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 37 | #788 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 36 | #723 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 23 | #665 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 34 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 30 | #472 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 21 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 19 | #586 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 15 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 19 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 14 | #642 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 25 | #398 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 18 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 8 | #852 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 22 | #516 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 13 | #577 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 12 | #659 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 7 | #935 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 14 | #587 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 15 | #554 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 8 | #849 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 19 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 12 | #636 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 15 | #473 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 17 | #455 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 14 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 10 | #697 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 18 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 14 | #508 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 16 | #477 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 16 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 16 | #457 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 11 | #607 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 12 | #531 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 12 | #563 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tim reached #60 in 1959. As a girl name, it reached #3,531 in 1965. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Tim
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.