boy's name
Timéo
tee-MAY-o
- Origin French
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 100 (France)
- Births on record 49,613
France
#74
2025 births
Timéo is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "to honor," a French form built on the same root as Timothy. It ranks seventy-fourth in France and is essentially unknown elsewhere, appearing beyond 5,500 in England and Wales.
- Timéo is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 2013, when 4,090 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 737 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1998.
Timéo over time
Births per decade in France, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 15 |
| 2000s | 9,605 |
| 2010s | 32,055 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 7,875 |
What Timéo means
Timéo means to honor, or honoring. The Greek timao means to honor or to value, and the same root gives Timothy, honoring God, so the name carries the verb rather than a complete phrase.
Where Timéo comes from
Timéo is built on the Greek time, honor, and timao, to honor, the elements behind Timothy and Timon. It is a modern French formation rather than an inherited saint's name: French took the Greek stem and gave it an -éo ending, following the pattern of Matteo and Theo, both of which were fashionable in France when it appeared. Some reference sites gloss it as "I fear," which is the Latin timeo rather than the Greek and belongs to a different language entirely — the confusion arises because the two words look identical and mean opposite kinds of thing.
Timéo in use
Timéo ranks seventy-fourth in France with about 840 births in 2025, and our records carry it from 1998 with a peak in 2013, so it rose and has begun to settle within a single generation. It has not traveled at all: the unaccented Timeo appears beyond 5,500 in England and Wales and nowhere else in our data. Names formed this way rarely export, since the pattern that makes them feel natural is language-specific.
How popular is Timéo?
In 2025, Timéo was given to 800 babies in France, ranking #74 that year. It is one of the most popular names in France.
Where Timéo is used
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 Timéo is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Timeo | Timeo is Timéo without the acute accent, and the spelling recorded in France, where it ranks #1,260. | 16,578 |
| Timëo | Timëo is a rare spelling of Timéo, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 180 times, mostly in France. | 180 |
| Timèo | Timèo is a rare spelling of Timéo, written with a grave accent and recorded about 45 times, mostly in France. | 45 |
| Tïméo | Tïméo is a rare spelling of Timéo, written with an acute accent and recorded about 35 times, mostly in France. | 35 |
Names that peaked alongside Timéo
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Timéo also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Timéo over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Timéo in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Timéo
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Timéo — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Timéo
What does the name Timéo mean?
Timéo means "to honor," from the Greek timao, the root behind Timothy.
Does Timéo mean "I fear"?
No. That is the Latin timeo, a different language. The name is built on the Greek root.
Is Timéo an old name?
No. It is a modern French formation, recorded in our data from 1998.
How do you pronounce Timéo?
tee-MAY-o, three syllables.
Is Timéo a girl's or a boy's name?
Timéo is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Timéo most popular?
Timéo peaked in 2013, when 4,090 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Timéo a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Timéo currently ranks #74 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.