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Timmy

Timmy ranks #140 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 3 places, 15 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #237 among boy dog names.
Timmy's popularity trend

Timmy's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2016.

0.05%0.1%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
15
across 3 places
Popularity rank
#140
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−56
2014 → 2019
Gender split
100% male
0% female100% male

Gender split comes from 40 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Timmy mean?
/ˈtɪmi/2 syllables

Timmy is a diminutive of Timothy, which comes from the Ancient Greek Timotheos, built from tīmáō, "to honor," combined with theos, "god" — together suggesting "honoring God." The friendly, familiar Timmy form has long stood on its own as a name, independent of its longer root.

Timmy has an easygoing, boy-next-door warmth to it — approachable and a little playful, the kind of name that suits a pet who greets everyone like an old friend.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Timmy shows up

Cats named Timmy per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.06%
SeattleWA, US0.02%
DarwinNT, AU0.13%

Cat names like Timmy

TimTimothyTimberSammyTommyJimmyTimbitEmmyTammyKimmy