Art vs Timmy
Art and Timmycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Art was ranked #329 and Timmy #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Art was ranked #1758 and Timmy #5119 among boys in England and Wales.
Art and Timmy over time
Art and Timmy appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Art held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Timmy in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Timmy reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Art in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Art and Timmy changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1998 and 2024, ending at #1758 and #5119.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys23 shared years, 1998–2024
Art held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Timmy in 0.
Highest recorded here: Art #1314 in 2020, Timmy #1962 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Art #1758, Timmy #5119.
Republic of Ireland · Boys18 shared years, 2003–2025
Art held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Timmy in 3.
Highest recorded here: Art #244 in 2019, Timmy #317 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Art #329, Timmy #676.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Art | Timmy |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #329 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Art has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Timmy.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Art
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #250 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1965–2025
Highest recorded position: #244 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2019 (recorded 1965–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #329 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Timmy
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1765 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1999–2025
Highest recorded position: #317 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2008 (recorded 1999–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys