Timothee
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TIM-o-thee
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,342 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,756 for boys
Timothee is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “honouring God”. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies) and 3,756th for boys in the US (29 babies).
What does Timothee mean?
Greek: spelling of Timothy; from Timotheos
“honouring God”
Saint Timothy was a companion of Paul, who addressed two New Testament letters to him.
Meaning borrowed from Timothy. More on Wiktionary.
Is Timothee a girl's or a boy's name?
Timothee is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the UK and 29 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Timothee in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,342among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Timothee, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 12 boys.
2025 had more boys named Timothee than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Timothee in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 117 boys in the UK were given Timothee or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #403, up from #2,342 for this spelling alone.
- Timothy 107
- Timothee 10
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
Timothee in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
How popular is Timothee in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,756among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 29about 1 in 59,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 108% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 29 boys in the US were named Timothee, making it the 3,756th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,231st. Its busiest year was 2024, with 32 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the boys named Timothee in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,763 boys in the US were given Timothee or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #226, up from #3,756 for this spelling alone.
- Timothy 1,734
- Timothee 29
Timothee in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #3,756 |
| 2024 | 32 | #3,522 |
| 2023 | 22 | #4,606 |
| 2022 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,231 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,531 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,468 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
Nicknames for Timothee
Names like Timothee
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Theo Theodore Muhammad Tobias Luca Albie Sebastian Ibrahim Nico Elijah Tommy-Lee Alfie
Other spellings of Timothee
Names related to Timothee
More Greek names
Sophia George Lucas Sofia Alexander Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris Maisie Lainey Elena
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, “Timothee: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/timothee, updated 20 October 2026.