Timmy
Pronounced T IH1 M IY0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1960
- 115 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Timmy?
Timmy is a boys' name, and first appears in 1910. It has been given to 28,988 children — the 643rd most common boys' name on record.
It is still recorded, but barely: 276 births across the past decade, against a peak of 1,724 in a single year. That peak was in 1960.
Timmie is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Timmy and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Timmie
Nicknames
Timmy is itself a short form of Timothy.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- T IH1 M IY0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Timmy
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Timmy
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Timmy?
- Timmy ranks 643rd among boys' names in US records, with 28,988 births since 1910. Over the past decade it accounts for 276.
- Is Timmy a unisex name?
- No. Timmy is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Timmy most popular?
- 1960, when 1,724 children were given the name. It has been in use for 115 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Timmy spelled?
- Timmie. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.