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Timber

Unisex

Meaning of Timber: English: 'wood or forest'

Timber is a unisex name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2362nd most popular name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#2362

73 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

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Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

2,397

First recorded 1970 · peak 2021

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 6 babies1983: 20 babies1984: 10 babies1985: 8 babies1986: 9 babies1987: 8 babies1988: 11 babies1989: 18 babies1990: 23 babies19901991: 23 babies1992: 24 babies1993: 18 babies1994: 24 babies1995: 35 babies1996: 26 babies1997: 29 babies1998: 51 babies1999: 67 babies2000: 50 babies20002001: 44 babies2002: 48 babies2003: 37 babies2004: 35 babies2005: 42 babies2006: 38 babies2007: 47 babies2008: 39 babies2009: 46 babies2010: 44 babies20102011: 51 babies2012: 60 babies2013: 58 babies2014: 109 babies2015: 124 babies2016: 120 babies2017: 115 babies2018: 113 babies2019: 123 babies2020: 109 babies20202021: 132 babies2022: 118 babies2023: 96 babies2024: 82 babies2025: 73 babies
US babies named Timber per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 132.

Gender split

37% boys · 63% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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