How Many People Are Named Timber?
An estimated 2,291 people in the United States have the first name Timber. It is used for both genders, with 63.0% female. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Timber peaked in popularity in 2021 with 132 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Timber as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Timber paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Timber is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
- Timber is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 15, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,291
About 1 in 149,609 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
63.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2021
132 births
Total Registered
2,324
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Timber
Timber is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (37.0%) and females (63.0%). Out of 2,324 total births registered, 860 were male and 1,464 were female.
Timber as a male name
Ranked #3,258 in 2024
37 male births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (58 births)
Timber as a female name
Ranked #3,495 in 2024
45 female births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (84 births)
Timber: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Timber span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 917 babies were registered. While Timber is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Timber by Decade
How has Timber tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Timber by State
Birth registrations for Timber span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas. The lowest are in Utah, Montana, Kentucky. On average, about 22 Timbers were registered per state.
Timber + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Timber as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Timber
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Timber: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Timber?
We estimate approximately 2,291 people named Timber are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 149,609 Americans share this first name.
Is Timber a common name?
Timber is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,324 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Timber most popular?
Timber reached peak popularity in 2021, when 132 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Timber is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Timber a female name?
Timber is predominantly female. 63.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Timber Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Timber Smith, Timber Johnson, Timber Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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