Taimur
Taimur is a masculine given name and a surname. It may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Taimur
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Taimur is a masculine given name and a surname. It may refer to:
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The Story of Taimur
Taimur first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1988, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 16 Taimurs were born — ranking #5,553 that year. As of 2026, Taimur ranks #7,432 for baby boys with 9 births, falling sharply (-26%). In total, more than 152 Taimurs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
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About the name Taimur
Taimur is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 152 births in the dataset. Taimur's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #5,200. Use the chart and map above to compare Taimur's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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