Timur is a boy's name of Turkish origin meaning “iron.” In 2024 it was given to 51 boys in the United States.
Timur belongs to the Turkish tradition. Its meaning — “iron” — is the sense carried by its Turkish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Timur first appears in Social Security records in 1969. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #2214 in 2017, and in 2024 51 babies received the name — 927 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Timur means “iron” in its Turkish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Timur is a boy name. In 2024, 51 babies received the name in the US.
Timur comes from the Turkish tradition.
Timur first appears in US records in 1969. Its best-ever ranking was #2214 in 2017, and 51 babies were given the name in 2024.
Timur is pronounced /tiːˈmʊə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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