Timotei
Boy · tee-mo-TAY · Greek
Timotei is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “honouring God”. In 2025 it ranked 1,537th for boys in the UK (18 babies).
What does Timotei mean?
Greek: Romanian form of Timothy
“honouring God”
The Romanian form of Timothy, from Greek time, honour, and theos, god.
- Say it
- tee-mo-TAY
Is Timotei a girl's or a boy's name?
Timotei is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Timotei in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,537among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18about 1 in 17,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the UK were named Timotei, making it the 1,537th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,512th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 19 boys.
Half of all the boys named Timotei in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,465th in England and Wales.
Timotei in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #1,537 |
| 2024 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2023 | 17 | #1,571 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,708 |
| 2021 | 19 | #1,422 |
| 2020 | 17 | #1,512 |
| 2019 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2018 | 19 | #1,416 |
| 2017 | 15 | #1,738 |
| 2016 | 18 | #1,512 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
Names like Timotei
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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