Tim Curry
There are approximately 16 people named Tim Curry living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 21,422,146 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Tim with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Curry. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
16
1 in 21,422,146
Named Tim
66K
Alive today
Named Curry
83K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 66K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1960
Average age: 63
Top Census group: White (86.6%)
Estimated bearers: 83K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #443
Per 100K: 24.24
Top ancestry: White (56.7%)
First name trend
Tim: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Tim. The peak year was 1960 with 6,944 births. The average person named Tim today is 63 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tim
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Tim, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 86.6%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Tim described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Tim at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White86.6% · 124,714
- Black or African American4.1% · 5,841
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.5% · 5,093
- Hispanic or Latino2.7% · 3,931
- Two or more races2.4% · 3,417
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 980
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Curry surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Curry, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 56.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Curry described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Curry at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White56.7% · 41,090
- Black or African American34.0% · 24,612
- Two or more races4.6% · 3,347
- Hispanic or Latino3.6% · 2,610
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 468
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 317
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Tim has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0192% of the US population, based on 65,753 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Tim right now.
The surname Curry appears at a rate of 24.24 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0242%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 16 people with the full name Tim Curry. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Tim
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Other people with the surname Curry
FAQ
Tim Curry: questions and answers
How many people are named Tim Curry?
We estimate approximately 16 people in the United States share the full name Tim Curry. That works out to about 1 in 21,422,146 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0192%) with the surname frequency (24.24 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Tim Curry?
We classify Tim Curry as "Very Rare". About 1 in 21,422,146 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Tim a male or female name?
Tim is predominantly male. Out of 83,515 total SSA registrations, 99.8% were male and 0.2% were female. See the full Tim profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people share the full name Tim Curry?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.