Timo
Timo is a masculine given name. It is primarily used in Finnish, Estonian, Dutch, and German societies.
- Finnish
- Estonian
- German
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Timo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Timo is a masculine given name. It is primarily used in Finnish, Estonian, Dutch, and German societies.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Finnish
- Estonian
- German
- Dutch
- Ancient Greek
The Story of Timo
The earliest SSA record of Timo as a baby boy name dates back to 1961, when 6 babies received it. 2023 was its biggest year on record, with 17 newborns named Timo — #5,462 in the national rankings. About 29% of every Timo on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Timo ranks #7,225 for baby boys with 10 births, gradually rising (+14%). All told, over 288 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Timo
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Timo. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Timo
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About the name Timo
Timo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1961 and has accumulated 288 births in the dataset. Timo's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #3,249. Use the chart and map above to compare Timo'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.