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How popular is the name Tim?
Births per year, rank history and how many Tims are alive today.
Tim (male) is a shortened form of the name Timothy. Although Tim itself was given to 7 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 2952nd as a registered name), most Tims are registered as Timothy, which ranked 418th in 2025 with 96 babies.
Most people called Tim are registered as Timothy, and share that name's profile: the Timothy you are most likely to meet is around 62 years old. Half of all Timothies born in England and Wales are between 47 and 64, and there are at least 130,000 of them alive today. Only some Timothys go by Tim.
How many babies are named Tim or Timothy each year?
Combined registrations of Timothy, Tim. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Timothy rank as a registered name?
Where does Tim rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Tim short for Timothy?
Yes - Tim is a shortened form of Timothy. Tims are usually registered as Timothy at birth.
When was the name Tim most popular?
The full name Timothy peaked in 1964, when around 5,700 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Tim itself peaked as a registered name in 1996, with 28 babies.
How many people are called Tim?
There's no official count of people who go by Tim, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 130,000 people registered as Timothy born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Tim.
How old is the typical Tim?
Most people called Tim are registered as Timothy. Most living Timothies are between 47 and 64; the most common age is about 62.
Is Tim becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 1964 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.