Tempest Girl
How popular is Tempest?
#6,837 girl name in 2025
16 baby girls were named Tempest in the US in 2025, making it the 6837th most popular girl name.
1,267living people named Tempest (est.)
32median age of people named Tempest
1,322babies named Tempest since 1880
1 in 207,209US babies born in 2025
Tempest popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #6,837 for girls (▲ 1601 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 16 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-16% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #6,450 in 2015, #7,554 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1990 (98 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,553 in 1990 |
| First recorded | 1915 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Tempest by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 10 | #4,272 |
| 1920s | 10 | #5,059 |
| 1930s | 5 | #4,548 |
| 1940s | 6 | #4,052 |
| 1950s | 11 | #5,376 |
| 1960s | 76 | #3,335 |
| 1970s | 28 | #7,069 |
| 1980s | 286 | #1,732 |
| 1990s | 402 | #1,553 |
| 2000s | 187 | #4,413 |
| 2010s | 212 | #4,908 |
| 2020s | 89 | #6,170 |
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Questions
- Is Tempest a boy or girl name?
- Tempest is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Tempest were girls.
- How popular is the name Tempest?
- 16 baby girls were named Tempest in the US in 2025, making it the 6837th most popular girl name.
- When was Tempest most popular?
- Tempest peaked in 1990, when 98 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,553 in 1990.
- How many people are named Tempest?
- 1,322 babies have been named Tempest in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,267 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 32.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.