Timur
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- tee-MOOR
- Origin
- Turkish
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,337 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,604 for boys
Timur is a boys' name of Turkish origin, meaning “iron”. In 2025 it ranked 1,337th for boys in the UK (22 babies) and 2,604th for boys in the US (50 babies).
What does Timur mean?
Turkish: from Turkic Temür
“iron”
Timur, known in English as Tamerlane, founded the Timurid Empire in Central Asia in the 14th century.
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Is Timur a girl's or a boy's name?
Timur is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 22 boys in the UK and 50 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Timur in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,337among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 22about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 22 boys in the UK were named Timur, making it the 1,337th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 936th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 36 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Timur than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Timur in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,275th in England and Wales.
Timur in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #1,337 |
| 2024 | 24 | #1,230 |
| 2023 | 29 | #1,098 |
| 2022 | 31 | #1,048 |
| 2021 | 32 | #1,017 |
| 2020 | 34 | #936 |
| 2019 | 21 | #1,302 |
| 2018 | 30 | #1,043 |
| 2017 | 26 | #1,170 |
| 2016 | 28 | #1,109 |
| 2015 | 34 | #964 |
| 2014 | 34 | #948 |
| 2013 | 21 | #1,290 |
| 2012 | 36 | #922 |
| 2011 | 23 | #1,203 |
| 2010 | 18 | #1,452 |
| 2009 | 14 | #1,674 |
| 2008 | 11 | #1,930 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,583 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 8 | #1,532 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Timur in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,604among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 50about 1 in 34,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 50 boys in the US were named Timur, making it the 2,604th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,024th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 61 boys. It first appears in the records in 1969.
Half of all the boys named Timur in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Timur in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50 | #2,604 |
| 2024 | 51 | #2,595 |
| 2023 | 49 | #2,659 |
| 2022 | 49 | #2,674 |
| 2021 | 48 | #2,651 |
| 2020 | 38 | #3,024 |
| 2019 | 39 | #3,050 |
| 2018 | 50 | #2,545 |
| 2017 | 61 | #2,185 |
| 2016 | 51 | #2,477 |
| 2015 | 42 | #2,808 |
| 2014 | 26 | #3,888 |
| 2013 | 39 | #2,893 |
| 2012 | 44 | #2,715 |
| 2011 | 34 | #3,234 |
| 2010 | 33 | #3,307 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,537 |
| 2007 | 24 | #4,125 |
| 2006 | 18 | #4,861 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,626 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,611 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,296 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,126 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
Names like Timur
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa Muhammad Umar Zayan Ibrahim Zayd Hamza Amir Zayaan Abdullah Ahmed Rayyan
Names related to Timur
More Turkish names
Ayla Aylin Alara Ayda Orhan Ayzel Kaya Aydin Aslan Eren Evren Ayaz Ela Aylah Aleyna Deniz
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, “Timur: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/timur, updated 20 October 2026.