Tymothy
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TIM-uh-thee
- Origin
- Greek
Tymothy is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “honouring God”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tymothy mean?
Greek: variant spelling of Timothy, from Greek Timotheos
“honouring God”
Variant spelling of Timothy; Saint Timothy was the companion of Paul and recipient of two New Testament letters.
Is Tymothy a girl's or a boy's name?
Tymothy is a boys' name.
How popular is Tymothy in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1994, with 24 boys. It first appears in the records in 1967.
Half of all the boys named Tymothy in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tymothy in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,697 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,015 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,871 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,502 |
| 1994 | 24 | #2,946 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 14 | #3,965 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,157 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,516 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
Nicknames for Tymothy
Names like Tymothy
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Timothy, Dakota, Zachary, Cristian, Andy, Cody, Jeremy, Avery, Kody, Alex, Taylor, Brody
Names related to Tymothy
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
Sources
Figures from 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, “Tymothy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tymothy, updated 20 October 2026.