How Many People Are Named Timotheus?
An estimated 181 people in the United States have the first name Timotheus. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Timotheus peaked in popularity in 1980 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Timotheus 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 Timotheus paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
181
About 1 in 1,893,670 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1980
11 births
Total Registered
188
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Timotheus
Timotheus is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 188 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Timotheus as a male name
Ranked #11,948 in 2015
6 male births in 2015
Peak: 1980 (11 births)
Timotheus: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Timotheus span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 71 babies were registered. Timotheus has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Timotheus by Decade
How has Timotheus 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.
Timotheus + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Timotheus as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Timotheus: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Timotheus?
We estimate approximately 181 people named Timotheus 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 1,893,670 Americans share this first name.
Is Timotheus a common name?
Timotheus is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 188 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Timotheus most popular?
Timotheus reached peak popularity in 1980, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Timotheus is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Timotheus a male name?
Timotheus is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Timotheus Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Timotheus Smith, Timotheus Johnson, Timotheus 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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