Timofey
Timofey is a name with a single cultural origin: Russian.
- Russian
Meaning & Origin of Timofey
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Timofey is a name with a single cultural origin: Russian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Russian
The Story of Timofey
American parents first put Timofey on the record books as a baby boy name in 1994, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 31 Timofeys were born — ranking #3,512 that year. About 42% of every Timofey on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Timofey ranks #4,673 for baby boys with 22 births, holding steady (+1%). All told, over 537 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Timofey
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About the name Timofey
Timofey is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 537 births in the dataset. Timofey's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #3,512. Use the chart and map above to compare Timofey'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.