Unisex name · English

Timber

How to say it: TIM-bur · /ˈtɪmbər/

From English word 'timber' meaning wood - modern nature word name evoking forests and strength.

Timber was the 2,691st most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 73 babies of either sex (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are down about 40% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #3,586 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#2,691for girls in 2025
1 in 45,415US babies
73born in 2025
#3,586projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Timber
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#2,691
Babies born in 2025 (both sexes)73
Share of births1 in 45,415
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years−40%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#3,586

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Timber is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 30 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Tim
  • Timmy

Honouring a Timber in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Timber is about under 1 in 200.

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