How Many People Are Named Tenzin?
people named Tenzin are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 118,716 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,906 babies named Tenzin in Social Security records from 1992 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
๐๐ Very Rare
Peak Year
141 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
๐ Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From Tibetan เฝเฝฆเพเฝเผเฝ เฝเฝฒเฝ (bstan-'dzin) which means "upholder of teachings". This is one of the given names of the current Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso (1935-).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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โง Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Tenzin, 43.2% were girls and 56.8% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1990s: 43.3% of the babies were girls then and 44% in the 2020s.
๐ฅ Age Distribution
The average person named Tenzin alive today is about 12 years old, and 99% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 18 in 2025.
๐ Popularity Over Time
Tenzin first appears in the records in 1992 and was given most often in 2014, to 141 babies. In 2025, 99 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1992 to 2025
๐ Rank History
Tenzin has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,762, in 2014. In 2025 it ranked #2,254. Among girls, its best rank was #2,670, in 2023.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,254 | #4,060 |
| Best rank | #1,762 (2014) | #2,670 (2023) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,927 in the 2010s | #3,152 in the 2010s |
๐ State-Wise Distribution
People named Tenzin alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Tenzin were born in New York than in any other state: about 1,250 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Tenzin was given 11.4 times as often in New York and 10.4 times in Minnesota.
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