Timaeus

Boys' name

From Latin Tīmaeus; literal meaning unconfirmed

Timaeus has been given to 13 babies in the U.S. since 2012. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 2012, with 7 recorded.

Babies named Timaeus, 2016

1 in 612,000

Timaeus over time, 1880–2025

Boys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Timaeus: meaning, origin, and history

From Latin Tīmaeus; literal meaning unconfirmed

Ancient Greek

What Timaeus means

Timaeus is a given name.

Dictionary etymologyReferences, data & attribution

From Latin Tīmaeus, from Ancient Greek Τῑ́μαιος (Tī́maios), from Ancient Greek τῑμάω (tīmáō, “honour”, verb). Appears as the name of one of Plato's dialogues. It is also the name of a person mentioned in the New Testament (Mark 10:46).

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Origin, language, and formation

Timaeus is used in English. Its origins include Ancient Greek.

Timaeus comes through Latin Tīmaeus, Ancient Greek Τῑ́μαιος and Ancient Greek τῑμάω.

Pronunciation and spelling

In English, Timaeus is pronounced /taɪˈmiːəs/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 13 boys were recorded with the name Timaeus between 2012 and 2016. Its highest annual count was 7 in 2012; its best national rank was #10,640 in 2012.

How common is Timaeus?

Timaeus had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 2016, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 2016: 1 in 612,000; 6 of 3,669,531 births
Among boys only: 1 in 316,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2016: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 423,922 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Timaeus sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2016 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 423,922 children born in 2016 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Timaeus. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Timaeuss were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Timaeus was born before 2012 — so the typical Timaeus is around 13 today.

Median birth year: 2012; About 13 years old
Biggest decade: 2010s; 100.0% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 100.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 13; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2010s — 100.0% of all recorded uses (13).

Is Timaeus rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 2012 (7)
Years since peak: 13; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Not enough data; Too few years
Best rank ever: #10,640; 2012

Timaeus by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #10,640; 2012
Peak year: 2012; 7 that year
First recorded: 2012
Last recorded: 2016
All-time count: 13
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Timaeus

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Timmons Timothe Artreus Timthoy Timari Timotheus Alphaeus Timorthy Timohy Timote Atraeus Timofei Timiothy Timothyy Timothie Perceus Zagreus Darreus Asmodeus Timileyin Timthy Phineus Timothhy Timmon

Sibling names for Timaeus

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Sofie Aubri Kaelynn Kendyl Bayleigh Audriana Cambria Farah

For a brother

Konnor Landry Harper Jovanni Maxim Channing Madden Eliot

Explore around Timaeus

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