Tim

Diminutive of Timothy, Greek

"honoring God"

Tim Origin and Meaning

The name Tim is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "honoring God".

Tim is a boyish short form occasionally given on its own. There were 37 baby boys named Tim in the US last year, versus over 1700 named Timothy.

Tim Rank in US Top 1000

# 909 in the US

Popularity of the name Tim

• 1747 Nameberry 2025
• 72 Germany 2024
• 98 Netherlands 2021
• 98 Sweden 2013
• 54 Switzerland 2023
• 8 Slovenia 2023

20 Names Similar to Tim

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• Terry
• Luigi
• Sheldon
• Michael
• Ashley
• Tyrone
• Mike
• Zach
• Matt
• Bill
• Kenny
• Kim
• Ali
• Jean
• Gary
• Clinton
• Jackie

Famous People Named Tim

• Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw American country singer
• Tim Allen (born Timothy Alan Dick) American actor and comedian
• Miles Gilbert "Tim" Horton Canadian ice hockey player
• Tim "Avicii" Bergling Swedish DJ
• Timothy James "Tim" Curry English actor and singer
• Tim Campbell Australian actor
• Timothy Miles Bindon "Tim" Rice English lyricist
• Timothy Francis "Tim" Robbins American actor
• Timothy Charles "Tim" Buckley III American singer
• Timothy Ernest "Tim" Gullikson American tennis player
• Brian Timothy "Tim" Finn New Zealand singer
• Timothy F. "Tim" LaHaye American novelist
• James Timothy "Tim" Daly American actor
• Yila Timothy "Tim" Kang American actor
• Timothy MacKenzie "Tim" Gunn American fashion consultant, mentor on "Project Runway"
• Timothy Richard "Tim" Tebow American football player
• Timothy Walter "Tim" Burton American producer and director
• Tim Heidecker American actor and comedian
• Tim Duncan American basketball player
• Tim Sheens Australian rugby league player
• Tim Holt American actor
• Tim Roth British actor
• Tim "Timmy" Lincecum former San Francisco Giants baseball pitcher
• Timothy Michael "Tim" Kaine American attorney and politician; 2016 Democratic Vice Presidential candidate
• Timothy "Tim" Nigel Peake British astronaut
• Tim Skarke German footballer
• Tim Brooke Taylor, British comedy actor
• Tim Krul Dutch professional footballer
• Timothy "Tim" John Harding Australian singer and children's performer, former member of Australian children's group Hi,5
• Timothy "Tim" David Minchin Australian comedian, actor, writer, musician, and songwriter.

The name Tim in Pop Culture

• Tim Shepard character in S.E. Hinton's "The Outsiders"
• Tim Taylor main character on TV's "Home Improvement," played by Tim Allen
• Tim Burre character from "Sims" series
• Dr Tim Whatley character in TV series "Seinfeld"
• Tim Drake aka Red Robin DC Comics character
• Tiny Tim Cratchit character in "A Christmas Carol"
• Tim in the game Style Savvy: Styling Star he's your hippie uncle and owns a store "Timmorow"
• Tim Lovejoy a preacher from "The Simpsons"
• Tim Wizard Character on Bee and Puppycat