Is Timber a boy or girl name?
Timber is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 45 girls and 37 boys were named Timber, so 54.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 63% of the 2,324 US babies named Timber were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,258
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,495
- Babies named Timber since 1970
- 2,324
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 132 babies
Boys and girls named Timber, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7 | 17 | 70.8% |
| 1980s | 6 | 94 | 94% |
| 1990s | 62 | 258 | 80.6% |
| 2000s | 159 | 267 | 62.7% |
| 2010s | 386 | 531 | 57.9% |
| 2020s | 240 | 297 | 55.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37 | #3,258 | 45 | #3,495 |
| 2023 | 36 | #3,333 | 60 | #2,846 |
| 2022 | 57 | #2,462 | 61 | #2,819 |
| 2021 | 52 | #2,551 | 80 | #2,305 |
| 2020 | 58 | #2,344 | 51 | #3,134 |
| 2019 | 47 | #2,730 | 76 | #2,371 |
| 2018 | 41 | #2,936 | 72 | #2,474 |
| 2017 | 54 | #2,414 | 61 | #2,810 |
| 2016 | 51 | #2,513 | 69 | #2,590 |
| 2015 | 40 | #2,958 | 84 | #2,257 |
| 2014 | 47 | #2,617 | 62 | #2,805 |
| 2013 | 24 | #4,170 | 34 | #4,327 |
| 2012 | 27 | #3,882 | 33 | #4,479 |
| 2011 | 29 | #3,690 | 22 | #6,131 |
| 2010 | 26 | #3,984 | 18 | #7,194 |
| 2009 | 21 | #4,729 | 25 | #5,695 |
| 2008 | 12 | #7,145 | 27 | #5,425 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,878 | 32 | #4,665 |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,500 | 22 | #6,111 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,802 | 24 | #5,426 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,224 | 19 | #6,474 |
| 2003 | 19 | #4,402 | 18 | #6,562 |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,478 | 30 | #4,272 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,977 | 32 | #4,023 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,879 | 38 | #3,518 |
| 1999 | 19 | #3,968 | 48 | #2,851 |
| 1998 | 7 | #8,377 | 44 | #2,969 |
| 1997 | 8 | #7,217 | 21 | #4,999 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,941 | 16 | #6,048 |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,781 | 29 | #3,772 |
| 1994 | 6 | #8,704 | 18 | #5,435 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,411 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,373 |
| 1991 | 6 | #8,152 | 17 | #5,647 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,372 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,824 | 12 | #6,929 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,084 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,720 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,713 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,274 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,761 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,940 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,428 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,057 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,034 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,955 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,758 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,130 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,244 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Timber reached #2,344 in 2020. As a girl name, it reached #2,257 in 2015. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
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.