Timotei is a distinctive choice, ranked #1859 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Timotei in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1859
About the Name Timotei
Timotei has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 428 places in five years. It was most popular in 2019 at #1316 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2009.
Timotei 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 Timotei
Unlikely. With around 13 UK babies named Timotei per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Timotei in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Timotei has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 428 places in the last five years. Its peak was #1316 in 2019. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Timotei 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.
Timotei does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Timoteis in the wild.
13
UK babies named Timotei (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 428 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Timotei
Likely around 1 other Timotei in the class
UK Popularity (2009–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Timotei
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Timotei Seviciu (Romanian pronunciation: [timoˈtej ˈsevit͡ʃʲu]; born Traian Petru Sevici [traˈjan ˈpetru ˈsevit͡ʃʲ] on 4 June 1936 in Timișoara) is a hierarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, since 1984 the bishop and since 2009 the archbishop of the Arad Archdiocese.
Timotei Cipariu was a Transylvanian Romanian scholar, Greek-Catholic cleric (canonical and chapter prefect), Pașoptist revolutionary, politician in Transylvania, founding member of the Romanian Academy, first vice-president, then president of the Transylvanian Association for Romanian Literature and the Culture of the Romanian People, linguist, historian, theologian, pedagogue, orientalist, and polyglot (he knew about 15 languages).