How Many People Are Named Timothea?
An estimated 129 people in the United States have the first name Timothea. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Timothea peaked in popularity in 1973 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Timothea 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 Timothea paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
129
About 1 in 2,657,010 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1973
11 births
Total Registered
157
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Timothea
Timothea is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 157 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Timothea as a female name
Ranked #11,204 in 1987
6 female births in 1987
Peak: 1973 (11 births)
Timothea: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Timothea span from the 1940s to the 1980s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 66 babies were registered. While Timothea is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Timothea by Decade
How has Timothea 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.
Timothea + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Timothea as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Timothea: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Timothea?
We estimate approximately 129 people named Timothea 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 2,657,010 Americans share this first name.
Is Timothea a common name?
Timothea is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 68.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 157 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Timothea most popular?
Timothea reached peak popularity in 1973, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Timothea is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Timothea a female name?
Timothea is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Timothea Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Timothea Smith, Timothea Johnson, Timothea 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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