Tymofii
A Ukrainian form built on the Greek Timothy, "honoring god". Almost unknown in Poland a decade ago, it has surged with recent arrivals: more boys got it last year than ever before, though meeting one still turns a head.
Tymofii Pronunciation
Tymofii is pronounced tih-MOF-yee (/tɨˈmɔfji/).
What Tymofii means
Where Tymofii comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Tymofii comes from Greek. Behind it stands Timotheos, a compound of timē, "honor," and theos, "god," which gives the name its plain sense of honoring god. In Polish that reading survives as czczący boga.
The form itself is Ukrainian. Where a Polish register might print Tymoteusz, the fuller variant, or Tymek for short, Ukrainian speakers kept Tymofii, with its softer ending. The apostle Timothy, companion of Paul and recipient of two New Testament letters, gave the name a long Christian life across the East.
So a boy named Tymofii on a school register carries a Greek word for honor and a Ukrainian spelling at once. Short forms wait for him too. To his friends he is simply Tymek.
How many people are named Tymofii
1 in 3228 men in Poland is named Tymofii. 6,617 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #435 among male names.
Tymofii's popularity over time
154 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #212 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2018.
Where parents choose Tymofii
Tymofii is most popular in Lower Silesian, 106% above the national average (64 boys born 2019–2025), followed by Łódź (+83%) and West Pomeranian (+38%). It is least common in Warmian-Masurian and Subcarpathian, 86% and 83% below average respectively.
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Lower Silesian
+106%1 in 2,455 babies
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Łódź
+83%1 in 2,755 babies
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West Pomeranian
+38%1 in 3,671 babies
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Warmian-Masurian
−86%1 in 35,897 babies
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Subcarpathian
−83%1 in 30,141 babies
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Podlaskie
−69%1 in 16,447 babies
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Lower Silesian+106% 64 born1 in 2,455 babies+106%
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Łódź+83% 46 born1 in 2,755 babies+83%
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West Pomeranian+38% 23 born1 in 3,671 babies+38%
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Masovian+33% 93 born1 in 3,809 babies+33%
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Greater Poland+20% 51 born1 in 4,220 babies+20%
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Pomeranian−4% 28 born1 in 5,261 babies−4%
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Silesian−5% 43 born1 in 5,293 babies−5%
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Lubusz−8% 9 born1 in 5,517 babies−8%
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Lesser Poland−29% 32 born1 in 7,091 babies−29%
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Kuyavian-Pomeranian−35% 14 born1 in 7,813 babies−35%
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Lublin−46% 11 born1 in 9,334 babies−46%
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Opole−56% 4 born1 in 11,524 babies−56%
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Podlaskie−69% 4 born1 in 16,447 babies−69%
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Subcarpathian−83% 4 born1 in 30,141 babies−83%
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Warmian-Masurian−86% 2 born1 in 35,897 babies−86%