Tim

Diminutive of Timothy, Greek

"honoring God"

Tim Origin and Meaning

Variation of Timothy

Tim Rank in US Top 1000

# 909 in the US

Popularity of the name Tim

• 1894 Nameberry 2021
• 85 Germany 2025
• 98 Netherlands 2021
• 98 sweden 2013
• 74 switzerland 2024
• 81 Austria 2024
• 11 slovenia 2024

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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
• "Tim McGraw" Song by Taylor Swift featured in "Taylor Swift"