Tim is a distinctive choice, ranked #1859 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Tim in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1859
About the Name Tim
Tim is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 1101 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #588 in 1996 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Tim is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Tim
Unlikely. With around 13 UK babies named Tim per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Tim in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Tim is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 1101 places over the last five years to #1859 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Tim is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Tim include: Tim DeKay — Timothy Robert DeKay is an American actor.; Tim Berners-Lee — Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee, also known as TimBL, is an English computer scientist best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web, HTML, the URL system, and...; Tim Walz — Timothy James Walz is an American politician, former educator, and Army National Guard veteran serving since 2019 as the 41st governor of Minnesota..
Tim does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Tims in the wild.
13
UK babies named Tim (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 1101 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Tim
Likely around 1 other Tim in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Tim
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee, also known as TimBL, is an English computer scientist best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web, HTML, the URL system, and HTTP. He is a professorial research fellow at the University of Oxford and a professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Timothy James Walz is an American politician, former educator, and Army National Guard veteran serving since 2019 as the 41st governor of Minnesota. He was a member of the U.S.
Timothy Peter Johnson was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from South Dakota from 1997 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the United States representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district from 1987 to 1997 and in the South Dakota Legislature from 1979 to 1987.