How rare is the name Tenzin?

5,399 people in the United States have the first name Tenzin, about 1 in 55,942. It ranks #3,736 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census.

first name

TENZIN

#3,736

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
5,399
About
1 in 55,942
This common or more
82.9%
Who bears it

Of the 5,399 people named Tenzin, 92.2% reported their origin as Asian or Pacific Islander, 3.7% as White and 2.2% as two or more races. 53.9% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Tenzin peaked in 2014, when 141 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
19922025
Peak year
2014
Births that year
141
In 2025*
99 ▼30%
Recorded as
used for both

At least 2,906 babies have been given the name since 1992. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Tenzin by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2010s, when it ranked #3,006. The largest share of babies named Tenzin, 53.4%, were born in 2013 or later.

1990s#9,009171
2000s#3,859811
2010s#3,0061,286
2020s#3,417638
Millennials 1981–961.3%
Generation Z 1997–1245.3%
2013 and later53.4%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Where Tenzin is most common

Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Tenzin has been most common in Minnesota (9.3×), New York (9×), and California (0.96×), and least common in California (0.96×).

1,797 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.

Either side of Tenzin

#3,734 Philippe · 5,418#3,735 Kit · 5,404#3,737 Treva · 5,385#3,738 Tran · 5,384

Spelled almost the same

One first name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Tenzin, most common first.

#18,034 Tenzing · 602

Also a last name

As a last name, Tenzin ranks #68,789 of 156,621, with 308 people. See Tenzin as a last name

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