How Many People Are Named Tempest?
people named Tempest are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 270,613 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,322 babies named Tempest in Social Security records from 1915 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
98 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the English word meaning "storm". It appears in the title of William Shakespeare's play 'The Tempest' (1611).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Tempest in the records were girls.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Tempest alive today is about 28 years old, and 49% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 16 and 37 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Tempest first appears in the records in 1915 and was given most often in 1990, to 98 babies. In 2025, 16 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1915 to 2025
π Rank History
Tempest has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,562, in 1990. In 2025 it ranked #7,101.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #7,101 |
| Best rank | #1,562 (1990) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,994 in the 1990s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Tempest alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Tempest were born in Texas than in any other state: about 29 of those alive today.
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