Timon
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #12,003 for boys
Timon is a boys' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
What does Timon mean?
Greek
A male given name from Ancient Greek of mostly historical use.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Timon a girl's or a boy's name?
Timon is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Timon in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Timon in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Timon in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Timon in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #12,003among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 340,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the US were named Timon, making it the 12,003rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,599th. Its busiest year was 1995, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 1947.
Half of all the boys named Timon in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Timon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #12,003 |
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,115 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,193 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,543 |
| 1995 | 19 | #3,426 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,805 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,445 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,213 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,549 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,629 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,232 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,429 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,855 |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,604 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,307 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
| 1971 | 7 | #3,961 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,672 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,281 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,063 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,618 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 6 | #3,369 |
Names like Timon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jason Dylan Mason Aaron Logan Ethan Lucas Ryan Nathan Tristan Jacob Austin
Names related to Timon
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Timon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/timon, updated 20 October 2026.