UK boy's name
Timotei
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Timotei is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Timotei popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #1859, with 13 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2018, with 19 births.
This profile covers 187 England and Wales registrations across 15 recorded years from 2009 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 68% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 186 living people in the UK are called Timotei. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Timotei ranked #1859 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 13 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2018, when 19 boys were registered as Timotei.
- • About 186 living people in the UK are estimated to have Timotei as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#1859
2024
Births in 2024
13
Latest year
Peak year
2018
19 births
Estimated living
186
2026
Popularity
Timotei over time
The chart below shows babies named Timotei registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2009 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Timotei, the clearest high point is 2018. The latest England and Wales figure is 13 births in 2024, compared with 19 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Timotei by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Timotei was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #1602 | 77 | 5 |
| 2010s | #2299 | 104 | 9 |
| 2000s | #2837 | 6 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Timotei
- Thomas 160,894
- Tyler 42,147
- Theo 40,594
- Toby 32,482
- Theodore 30,211
- Tommy 25,300
- Teddy 20,781
- Taylor 14,354
- Tobias 13,102
- Tom 9,822
- Tristan 9,171
- Timothy 6,200
FAQ
Timotei: questions and answers
How popular is the name Timotei in the UK right now?
In 2024, Timotei was ranked #1859 for boys in England and Wales, with 13 births registered.
When was Timotei most popular?
The peak year on record was 2018, with 19 babies registered as Timotei in England and Wales.
How many people are called Timotei in the UK?
A total of 187 babies have been registered as Timotei across the 15 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.