Timur is a distinctive choice, ranked #1276 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Timur in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1276
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About the Name Timur
Timur has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 546 places in five years. It was most popular in 2020 at #856 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Timur is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Timur in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Timur
Timur Arbuzov — Timur Denisovich Arbuzov is a Russian judoka and sambo competitor. 2025 World Champion and 2022 Russian nationals runner-up.
Erden Timur — Erden Timur is a Turkish lawyer and businessman.
Timur Kulibayev — Timur Askaruly Kulibayev (Kazakh: Тимур Асқарұлы Құлыбаев, Timur Asqarūly Qūlybayev, [tɘjˈmur ɑsˌqɑrʊˈɫɤ qʊɫɤˈbɑjɪf]; born 10 September 1966) is a Kazakh businessman.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Timur
Unlikely. With around 22 UK babies named Timur per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Timur in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Timur is declining: down 420 places since 2020, to #1,276 in 2025. It peaked at #856 in 2020.
Timur 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 Timur include: Timur Arbuzov, Erden Timur and Timur Kulibayev. Short summaries for each appear below.
Timur does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Timurs in the wild.
22
UK babies named Timur (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 420 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Timur
Almost certainly the only Timur in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Timur
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Timur Askaruly Kulibayev (Kazakh: Тимур Асқарұлы Құлыбаев, Timur Asqarūly Qūlybayev, [tɘjˈmur ɑsˌqɑrʊˈɫɤ qʊɫɤˈbɑjɪf]; born 10 September 1966) is a Kazakh businessman.
Timur, also known as Tamerlane, was a Turco-Mongol conqueror, first ruler of the Timurid dynasty, and the founder of the Timurid Empire, which ruled over modern-day Afghanistan, Iran, and Central Asia.
Timur Kuran is a Turkish-American economist and political scientist currently serving as a professor of Economics and Political Science, and Gorter Family Professor of Islamic Studies at Duke University.