Timofey
Boy · tee-mah-FAY · Greek
Timofey is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “honouring God”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 5,044th for boys in the US (19 babies).
What does Timofey mean?
Greek: Russian form of Timothy
“honouring God”
Timothy was a companion of Saint Paul, who addressed two New Testament letters to him.
- Say it
- tee-mah-FAY
Is Timofey a girl's or a boy's name?
Timofey is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 19 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Timofey in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Timofey, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2016, with 7 boys.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more boys named Timofey than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Timofey in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Timofey in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
How popular is Timofey in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,044among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 19about 1 in 90,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 19 boys in the US were named Timofey, making it the 5,044th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,231st. Its busiest year was 2015, with 31 boys. It first appears in the records in 1994.
Half of all the boys named Timofey in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Timofey in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 2024 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2023 | 22 | #4,606 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,870 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,771 |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,231 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2018 | 21 | #4,606 |
| 2017 | 31 | #3,514 |
| 2016 | 23 | #4,326 |
| 2015 | 31 | #3,512 |
| 2014 | 25 | #4,011 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 26 | #3,891 |
| 2011 | 20 | #4,657 |
| 2010 | 21 | #4,516 |
| 2009 | 26 | #3,917 |
| 2008 | 26 | #3,918 |
| 2007 | 19 | #4,806 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,572 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
Nicknames for Timofey
- Tima
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Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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