Fun Facts About the Name Tymber
- 624 babies named Tymber: U.S. records list 624 babies given the name Tymber from 1880 through 2025. Even 41 boys received the name Tymber - about 1 boy for every 14 girls.
What Does the Name Tymber Mean?
Tymber is an English word name derived from timber, meaning "wood" or "wood used for building." The word goes back to Old English timber, "building material, wood, trees," and is Germanic in origin. The name preserves the literal sense of the noun and is not a variant of Timothy.
Tymber Name History & Origins
Old English timber meant "building material, wood, trees" and could also refer to a building or structure. Related forms in other Germanic languages include Old Norse timbr and Old High German zimbar; German Zimmer originally meant a wooden room or structure. The spelling Tymber is a variant of Timber with y in place of i; it is not an Old English spelling.
As a given name, Tymber is a word name, formed by using the common noun directly as a personal name. Its use as a personal name is not well documented in historical records, and it has no connection to the Greek name Timothy beyond the similar opening sound.
How Popular is the Name Tymber?
Tymber 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 2014. Its best rank was #4,346 in 2014.
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 | #6,809 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 2024 | #6,351 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2023 | #7,606 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2022 | #6,197 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2021 | #4,942 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 2020 | #5,302 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 2019 | #5,032 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 2018 | #4,877 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2017 | #5,179 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2016 | #4,724 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2015 | #4,714 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2014 | #4,346 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2013 | #6,710 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2012 | #7,120 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2011 | #6,832 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2010 | #7,489 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2009 | #11,404 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #12,518 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #11,569 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #12,372 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #12,942 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #8,689 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2003 | #9,643 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2002 | #11,057 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #6,307 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2000 | #14,925 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #8,199 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #5,788 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1997 | #6,154 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1996 | #7,556 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #8,726 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #11,722 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #9,507 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #15,505 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #8,468 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #12,412 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #10,360 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #12,186 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #14,153 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #9,619 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #14,099 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #12,061 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #12,031 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #14,467 | 5 | 0.0002% |
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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How the Name Tymber Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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