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Timotheus

Timotheus is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

MaleLow

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict
Male
Confidence
Low (source weight below 8; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
United States, Austria, Germany
US records 1880–2017
183 male / 0 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Timotheus

If you do not know Timotheus’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Timotheus,” in English, “Guten Tag Timotheus,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Timotheus,

German

Guten Tag Timotheus,

French

Bonjour Timotheus,

Spanish

Estimado/a Timotheus:

Chinese

Timotheus您好：

Japanese

Timotheus様

English

Hi Timotheus,

German

Hi Timotheus,

French

Salut Timotheus,

Spanish

Hola Timotheus,

Chinese

Timotheus你好：

Japanese

Timotheusさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Classification of Timotheus by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
United Statesrareman's name
Austriarareman's name
Germanyrareman's name

United States birth data

183 male · 0 female · 183 births recorded

Male ≈ 100%Female ≈ 0%

Records from 1980–2017: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Timotheus a male or female name?

Timotheus is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Timotheus in an email?

If you do not know Timotheus’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Timotheus,” in English, “Guten Tag Timotheus,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Timotheus a unisex name?

Timotheus is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Timotheus a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/timotheus. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_timotheus,
  title  = {Is Timotheus a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/timotheus},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}