Tenzin Boy & girl

How popular is Tenzin?

#2,230 boy name in 2025

63 baby boys were named Tenzin in the US in 2025, making it the 2230th most popular boy name. Another 36 girls got the name (#3,974 for girls).

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2,882living people named Tenzin (est.)
13median age of people named Tenzin
2,906babies named Tenzin since 1880
1 in 33,488US babies born in 2025

Tenzin popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#2,230 for boys (▲ 31 from 2024)
Babies in 202563 boys, 36 girls
10-year trendFalling (-18% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#1,895 in 2015, #2,212 in 2020
Peak year2014 (86 boys)
Highest rank#1,751 in 2014
First recorded1992
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)57% boys, 43% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Tenzin is most popular

Babies named Tenzin per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. New York: 0.3 per 1,000 (128 boys)
  2. Minnesota: 0.3 per 1,000 (35 boys)
  3. Colorado: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
  4. California: 0.0 per 1,000 (12 boys)

Tenzin by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1990s97#2,861
2000s441#2,142
2010s758#1,751
2020s357#2,167

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Questions

Is Tenzin a boy or girl name?
Tenzin is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 57% of babies named Tenzin were boys and 43% were girls.
How popular is the name Tenzin?
63 baby boys were named Tenzin in the US in 2025, making it the 2230th most popular boy name. Another 36 girls got the name (#3,974 for girls).
When was Tenzin most popular?
Tenzin peaked in 2014, when 86 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,751 in 2014.
How many people are named Tenzin?
2,906 babies have been named Tenzin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,882 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 13.
Where is Tenzin most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Tenzin was most common in New York, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.

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.