Timon
Masculine
Timon entered the US charts in 1947, peaked at #3216 in 1985, ranks #12008 in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Timon?
Timon first appears in US birth records in 1947 — 78 years ago. The typical Timon alive today was born around 1996, making them about 29 years old. About 500 people named Timon are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Timon most popular?
Timon peaked in 1985, reaching #3216 nationally. Today it ranks #12008, 8,792 places below that high. See the whole 1985 chart.
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What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1947
- Most boys named
- 199519 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3216reached in 1985
- Change vs 2024
- −37.5%5 in 2025, from 8
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Timons among us
people named Timon are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 341,615 born in 2025 was named Timon
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Lathaniel test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Timon's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Lathaniel climbed just as high around 1956, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Lathaniel's path sketches the road Timon is walking now.
Timon sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Timon beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Timon in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
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Frequently asked
- How many Timons are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Timon are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Timon in 2025?
- Timon ranks #12008 among US boy names in 2025, with 5 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Timon?
- About 1 in every 341,615 US boys born in 2025 was named Timon — 5 in all.
- Will my child share the name Timon with classmates?
- Timon will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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