Timur
Timur was the 2639th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 50 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 2214th with 61 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 220 places. More babies were named Timur in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,639 boys, up 429 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 50boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201761 babies
- Total since 1880
- 977babies recorded
Timur popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,639 | 50 |
| 2020 | #3,068 | 38 |
| 2010 | #3,369 | 33 |
| 2000 | #9,036 | 7 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #5,475 | 7 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Timur, counting every spelling?
Timur has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Timur?
50 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Timur (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Timur born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 167 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Timur.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Timur?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Timur are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 18. That makes Timur a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Timur by state
How common Timur was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Illinois (3.1×), Florida (3.0×), New York (2.2×). In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Timur: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Timur, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Timur
How popular is the name Timur?
Timur was the 2639th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 50 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 2214th with 61 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 220 places. More babies were named Timur in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Timur a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Timur in the US.
Where is Timur most popular?
In 2021–2025, Timur was most common in Illinois (0.09 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and New York.