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Timo
OriginNorwegian, Finnish, German, and Dutch variation of Timothy
Meaning"honoring God"
About Timo
Popular in its own right in Germany and definitely makes a more intriguing and grownup short form of the classic Timothy than Timmy or even Tim.
Pronounced TEE-mo.
As of October 2026, Timo ranked #11853 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3513 in 1966.
Editor's take: The name Timo is a boy's name of German, Finnish origin meaning "honoring God".
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 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Timo on lists
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- Timo Glock
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Timo in pop culture
- Timo Mendes
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