Fun Facts About the Name Timon
- 487 babies named Timon: U.S. records list 487 babies given the name Timon from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Timon Mean?
Timon is a male name from ancient Greek Τίμων (Timōn). It is formed from timē (τιμή), meaning "honor, esteem, or worth," with the Greek name ending -ōn. The name is usually translated as "honoring" or "honorable"; the exact nuance of the ending is not certain, so those English glosses are customary interpretations rather than a strict word-for-word equivalent. Timon shares the root timē with names such as Timothy, but it is a separate Greek name, not a shortening of Timothy.
Timon Name History & Origins
Timon is an ancient Greek personal name. One early bearer in the New Testament is Timon, listed in Acts 6:5 among the seven men chosen in the Jerusalem church to serve the community. The name is also associated with Timon of Athens, a misanthrope in Greek and Roman literary tradition; Plutarch mentions him, and Lucian wrote a dialogue about him. Shakespeare's Timon of Athens draws on that older story.
The Greek form is Τίμων, stressed on the first syllable. English keeps the name's Greek consonants but pronounces the first vowel as the English long i, giving TY-mun. The biblical Timon and the literary Timon are separate figures, and the tradition around the latter should not be read as a contemporary biography.
How Popular is the Name Timon?
Timon has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1995. Its best rank was #3,381 in 1985.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,699 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #9,745 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #14,118 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #11,875 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #10,699 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #13,894 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #7,054 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #12,024 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #10,606 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #6,979 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #10,664 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #9,772 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #6,725 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #9,686 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #7,372 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #9,012 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #6,482 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2003 | #7,195 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #8,372 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #4,279 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2000 | #5,018 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #7,066 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #4,393 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #4,040 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1996 | #3,664 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1995 | #3,545 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1994 | #6,316 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #7,554 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #6,090 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #7,208 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #8,037 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #5,133 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #4,750 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #3,937 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1986 | #7,730 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #3,381 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1984 | #4,925 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #3,857 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1982 | #4,557 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1981 | #6,188 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #3,594 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1978 | #4,131 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #3,816 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1975 | #4,759 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1973 | #5,814 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1972 | #4,397 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #4,344 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #5,377 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #4,104 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #3,577 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #4,607 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1959 | #3,956 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #3,698 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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