Name meaning & stats
Timur
Timur. 977 US babies since 1940, peak 2017. Notable Timurs are 1.8× over-represented as footballers.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
In US birth records
Peak year: 2017
977 US babies were named Timur between 1940 and 2025.
Timur around the world
- Ireland: 90 babies since 1964, peak 2023, No. 418 in 2025
- Belgium: 186 babies since 1995, peak 2024, No. 725 in 2025
- Sweden: 64 babies since 1998, peak 2013, No. 1,196 in 2022
- England & Wales: 528 babies since 1996, peak 2020, No. 1,276 in 2025
- France: 285 babies since 1900, peak 2023, No. 2,933 in 2025
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Timurs end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 1.8× | High · 57 people |
| Actor | 1.5× | Medium · 23 people |
| Journalist | 1.6× | Medium · 15 people |
| Writer | 0.9× | Medium · 10 people |
Among notable men who are footballers, Timurs show up 1.8× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
One more thing…
Timurs are 2.2× more likely than expected to be TV presenters.
The surprise career: Low confidence · 9 notable people.
Other spellings
1 in 4 Tymirs spell it Timur
- Tymir 45%
- Timur 26%
- Tymere 16%
- Tymier 5%
- Tymeir 5%
- Tymire 3%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2017)