Timber is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2021 and remains in steady use.
Timber is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #3,769 among girls (40) and #3,503 among boys (33) — overall #4,385 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 73 | 73 | #3,769 | #3,503 |
| 2024 | 82 | 82 | #3,508 | #3,268 |
| 2023 | 96 | 96 | #2,848 | #3,338 |
| 2022 | 118 | 118 | #2,820 | #2,465 |
| 2021 | 132 | 132 | #2,306 | #2,551 |
| 2020 | 109 | 109 | #3,135 | #2,345 |
| 2019 | 123 | 123 | #2,372 | #2,731 |
| 2018 | 113 | 113 | #2,476 | #2,937 |
| 2017 | 115 | 115 | #2,812 | #2,415 |
| 2016 | 120 | 120 | #2,590 | #2,513 |
| 2015 | 124 | 124 | #2,258 | #2,958 |
| 2014 | 109 | 109 | #2,806 | #2,617 |
| 2013 | 58 | 58 | #4,327 | #4,170 |
| 2012 | 60 | 60 | #4,480 | #3,882 |
| 2011 | 51 | 51 | #6,132 | #3,690 |
| 2010 | 44 | 44 | #7,194 | #3,984 |
| 2009 | 46 | 46 | #5,695 | #4,729 |
| 2008 | 39 | 39 | #5,425 | #7,145 |
| 2007 | 47 | 47 | #4,666 | #5,878 |
| 2006 | 38 | 38 | #6,111 | #5,500 |
| 2005 | 42 | 42 | #5,427 | #4,804 |
| 2004 | 35 | 35 | #6,474 | #5,225 |
| 2003 | 37 | 37 | #6,561 | #4,402 |
| 2002 | 48 | 48 | #4,272 | #4,478 |
| 2001 | 44 | 44 | #4,023 | #5,977 |
| 2000 | 50 | 50 | #3,518 | #5,879 |
| 1999 | 67 | 67 | #2,852 | #3,970 |
| 1998 | 51 | 51 | #2,969 | #8,377 |
| 1997 | 29 | — | #4,999 | #7,216 |
| 1996 | 26 | — | #6,048 | #5,942 |
| 1995 | 35 | — | #3,772 | #8,783 |
| 1994 | 24 | — | #5,435 | #8,705 |
| 1993 | 18 | — | #5,411 | — |
| 1992 | 24 | — | #4,373 | — |
| 1991 | 23 | — | #5,647 | #8,151 |
| 1990 | 23 | — | #4,372 | — |
| 1989 | 18 | — | #6,929 | #7,824 |
| 1988 | 11 | — | #7,084 | — |
| 1987 | 8 | — | #8,719 | — |
| 1986 | 9 | — | #7,713 | — |
| 1985 | 8 | — | #8,275 | — |
| 1984 | 10 | — | #6,762 | — |
| 1983 | 20 | — | #3,941 | — |
| 1982 | 6 | — | #10,428 | — |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #12,061 | — |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #12,033 | — |
| 1979 | 7 | — | #8,954 | — |
| 1975 | 7 | — | — | #4,758 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | #10,129 | — |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #9,244 | — |