Tim Salmon
There are approximately 3 people named Tim Salmon living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 114,251,446 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Tim with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Salmon. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
3
1 in 114,251,446
Named Tim
66K
Alive today
Named Salmon
16K
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: 16K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #2,497
Per 100K: 4.71
Top ancestry: White (65.8%)
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 Salmon surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Salmon, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 65.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Salmon 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 Salmon at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White65.8% · 9,270
- Black or African American18.8% · 2,652
- Hispanic or Latino10.3% · 1,449
- Two or more races3.4% · 479
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 158
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 73
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 Salmon appears at a rate of 4.71 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0047%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 3 people with the full name Tim Salmon. 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
FAQ
Tim Salmon: questions and answers
How many people are named Tim Salmon?
We estimate approximately 3 people in the United States share the full name Tim Salmon. That works out to about 1 in 114,251,446 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0192%) with the surname frequency (4.71 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Tim Salmon?
We classify Tim Salmon as "Very Rare". About 1 in 114,251,446 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 have the full name Tim Salmon?
See how common the name Tim Salmon is on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.