Timaeus
Timaeus is a name with multiple cultural origins: Ancient Greek, Biblical Latin, Biblical.
- Ancient Greek
- Biblical Latin
- Biblical
Meaning & Origin of Timaeus
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Timaeus is a name with multiple cultural origins: Ancient Greek, Biblical Latin, Biblical.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Ancient Greek
- Biblical Latin
- Biblical
The Story of Timaeus
Timaeus first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2012, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2012: 7 births, good for #9,708 nationwide. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2016 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 13 Timaeuss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Timaeus
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Timaeus. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Timaios
- Timeus
Names that sound like Timaeus
Phonetically similar names — useful when Timaeus is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Tomates
- Thomas
- Timorous
- Tamus
- Tameness
- Timus
- Tomis
- Timeous
- Tamias
- Tms
- Temis
- Dimness
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Timaeus
Timaeus is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2012 and has accumulated 13 births in the dataset. Timaeus's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #9,708. Use the chart and map above to compare Timaeus'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.