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Baby name
Timothy
Boy
Origin of the name
Timothy comes from the Greek Timotheos, made of timaō, “to honor,” and theos, “God”: “honoring God.” In the New Testament, Timothy is a companion of Saint Paul.
Classic name
1,084,192births since 1880
1950sgeneration
No. 12rank at its peak, in 1959
Where babies named Timothy are born
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Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Timothy is most common in Vermont (1.6 times), New Hampshire (1.6) and Alaska (1.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
One letter apart
- Timmothy 4,108
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