boy's name

Time

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 40

Time is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2021 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 2000, when 5 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 2000.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Time over time

Births per decade in France, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2017, not a full ten years. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2017, not a full ten years.

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Births named Time by decade in France
Decade Births
2000s 15
2010s (to 2017) 15
2020s (to 2017) 5

How popular is Time?

In 2017, Time was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Time is used

France as Timé #5,229 5 in 2023
United States #13,572 5 in 2021

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Time is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Timé Timé is a rare spelling of Time, written with an acute accent and recorded about 15 times, mostly in France. 15

Names that peaked alongside Time

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Time also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Time over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Time

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Time — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Time

How popular is the name Time?

In 2017, Time was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Time a girl's or a boy's name?

Time is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Time?

Time has 1 syllable.

When was Time most popular?

Time peaked in 2000, when 5 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.