Tim
Pronounced T IH1 M (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 1960
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Tim?
Tim is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 84,166 children — the 345th most common boys' name on record.
It is still recorded, but barely: 493 births across the past decade, against a peak of 6,961 in a single year. That peak was in 1960.
Timm is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Tim and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Timm
Nicknames
Tim is itself a short form of Timothy.
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- T IH1 M
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Tim
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Tim
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Tim?
- Tim ranks 345th among boys' names in US records, with 84,166 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 493.
- Is Tim a unisex name?
- No. Tim is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Tim most popular?
- 1960, when 6,961 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Tim spelled?
- Timm. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.