Is Tinsley a boy or girl name?
Tinsley is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 165 girls and 0 boys were named Tinsley, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.1% of the 4,529 US babies named Tinsley were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,373
- Babies named Tinsley since 1919
- 4,529
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 387 babies
Boys and girls named Tinsley, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 15 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 30 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 0 | 31 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 68 | 100% |
| 2000s | 11 | 290 | 96.3% |
| 2010s | 5 | 2,647 | 99.8% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,405 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,373 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 252 | #1,007 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 300 | #915 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 301 | #900 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 387 | #721 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 341 | #807 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 352 | #777 |
| 2017 | 5 | #14,068 | 324 | #842 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 280 | #966 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 266 | #1,010 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 221 | #1,137 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 224 | #1,098 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 207 | #1,194 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 232 | #1,065 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 200 | #1,217 |
| 2009 | 6 | #12,333 | 60 | #2,934 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,800 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,798 |
| 2006 | 5 | #13,823 | 27 | #5,219 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,249 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,058 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,552 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,491 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,978 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,545 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,423 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,422 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,606 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,712 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 11 | #8,042 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,968 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,494 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,229 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 6 | #11,693 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,476 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 7 | #9,233 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,951 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,192 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #6,425 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,382 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,772 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 5 | #4,160 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 8 | #3,074 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,301 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,470 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,897 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,993 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 7 | #3,674 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,475 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 6 | #4,122 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tinsley reached #3,074 in 1947. As a girl name, it reached #721 in 2020. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Tinsley
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.