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Timber
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About Timber
Though some forward-looking parents are now choosing wood-related names like Oak, Pine, and Ash, this generic option would be even more avant garde.
Pronounced TIM-ber.
As of October 2026, Timber ranked #3503 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2344 in 2020.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,617 | 47 | 24.5 |
| 2015 | #2,958 | 40 | 20.9 |
| 2016 | #2,513 | 51 | 26.9 |
| 2017 | #2,414 | 54 | 29.2 |
| 2018 | #2,936 | 41 | 22.6 |
| 2019 | #2,730 | 47 | 26.2 |
| 2020 | #2,344 | 58 | 33.6 |
| 2021 | #2,551 | 52 | 29.7 |
| 2022 | #2,462 | 57 | 32.6 |
| 2023 | #3,333 | 36 | 21 |
| 2024 | #3,258 | 37 | 21.5 |
| 2025 | #3,503 | 33 | 19.3 |
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Timber on lists
Famous Timbers
- Justin Randall Timberlake
American singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer
- Roger J. Timber
actor
Timber in pop culture
- Phish has a song named "Timber
Ho," referred to by fans as "Timber"
Timber in blog posts
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