Timmia
Timmia is a genus of moss. It is the only genus in the family Timmiaceae and order Timmiales. The genus is named in honor of the 18th-century German botanist Joachim Christian Timm.
Meaning & Origin of Timmia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Timmia is a genus of moss. It is the only genus in the family Timmiaceae and order Timmiales. The genus is named in honor of the 18th-century German botanist Joachim Christian Timm.
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The Story of Timmia
Timmia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1996, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 12 Timmias were born — ranking #9,286 that year. As of 2026, Timmia ranks #16,866 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 89 Timmias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Timmia
Timmia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 89 births in the dataset. Timmia's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #9,286. Use the chart and map above to compare Timmia'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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