Is Tenzin a boy or girl name?
Tenzin is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 50 girls and 63 boys were named Tenzin, so 44.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 43.4% of the 2,807 US babies named Tenzin were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,279
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,207
- Babies named Tenzin since 1992
- 2,807
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 141 babies
Boys and girls named Tenzin, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 63 | #2,279 | 50 | #3,207 |
| 2023 | 48 | #2,727 | 66 | #2,670 |
| 2022 | 67 | #2,186 | 48 | #3,359 |
| 2021 | 54 | #2,490 | 47 | #3,385 |
| 2020 | 62 | #2,232 | 34 | #4,158 |
| 2019 | 74 | #1,999 | 56 | #2,959 |
| 2018 | 66 | #2,141 | 53 | #3,100 |
| 2017 | 80 | #1,857 | 51 | #3,189 |
| 2016 | 86 | #1,786 | 51 | #3,223 |
| 2015 | 77 | #1,907 | 56 | #3,055 |
| 2014 | 86 | #1,762 | 55 | #3,075 |
| 2013 | 74 | #1,911 | 50 | #3,262 |
| 2012 | 83 | #1,797 | 54 | #3,129 |
| 2011 | 67 | #2,033 | 52 | #3,219 |
| 2010 | 65 | #2,093 | 50 | #3,300 |
| 2009 | 63 | #2,163 | 61 | #2,887 |
| 2008 | 58 | #2,288 | 53 | #3,216 |
| 2007 | 59 | #2,253 | 47 | #3,526 |
| 2006 | 43 | #2,734 | 36 | #4,158 |
| 2005 | 46 | #2,488 | 38 | #3,866 |
| 2004 | 40 | #2,690 | 28 | #4,808 |
| 2003 | 30 | #3,180 | 35 | #3,942 |
| 2002 | 38 | #2,598 | 24 | #5,076 |
| 2001 | 29 | #3,139 | 21 | #5,555 |
| 2000 | 35 | #2,668 | 27 | #4,517 |
| 1999 | 29 | #2,931 | 31 | #3,888 |
| 1998 | 27 | #3,008 | 22 | #4,946 |
| 1997 | 10 | #6,044 | 14 | #6,814 |
| 1996 | 9 | #6,440 | 7 | #11,707 |
| 1995 | 9 | #6,352 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #7,683 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #8,344 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tenzin reached #1,762 in 2014. As a girl name, it reached #2,670 in 2023. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.