NameTides

Tenzin

Tenzin was the #2,230 boys' name in the US in 2025 (63 babies), and #4,275 in England & Wales and #859 in Canada.

Tenzin as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Tenzin as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Tenzin as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#2,230 (63)#4,275 (4)#859 (30)
2024#2,261 (63)#3,689 (5)#1,026 (24)
2023#2,693 (48)#3,524 (5)#911 (26)
2022#2,168 (67)#3,450 (5)#833 (30)
2021#2,464 (54)#3,990 (4)#833 (30)
2020#2,212 (62)#4,608 (3)#822 (29)
2019#1,974 (74)—#917 (25)
2018#2,122 (66)#3,959 (4)#1,056 (20)
2017#1,844 (80)#3,449 (5)#1,113 (19)
2016#1,774 (86)#2,556 (8)#1,159 (18)
2015#1,895 (77)—#978 (22)
2014#1,751 (86)#2,964 (6)#1,200 (16)
2013#1,903 (74)#2,403 (8)#1,252 (15)
2012#1,787 (83)#2,721 (7)#1,655 (10)
2011#2,017 (67)#2,613 (7)#1,268 (15)

Tenzin as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Tenzin as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Tenzin as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#3,975 (36)#4,867 (4)#1,218 (21)
2024#3,176 (50)#3,696 (6)#1,117 (23)
2023#2,646 (66)—#1,203 (20)
2022#3,313 (48)#4,646 (4)#1,017 (25)
2021#3,339 (47)—#1,185 (21)
2020#4,078 (34)#5,493 (3)#1,249 (19)
2019#2,923 (56)—#1,342 (18)
2018#3,050 (53)#5,666 (3)#1,507 (15)
2017#3,145 (51)—#1,049 (24)
2016#3,182 (51)—#1,533 (15)
2015#3,024 (56)—#1,267 (19)
2014#3,041 (55)#5,691 (3)#2,374 (8)
2013#3,218 (50)#4,739 (4)#1,792 (12)
2012#3,094 (54)#4,171 (5)#1,787 (12)
2011#3,173 (52)#4,049 (5)#1,882 (11)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2014 at #1,751.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1992.
  • In 2025, 36% of US babies named Tenzin were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 27,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 27,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 67,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon
USGirls2025about 1 in 45,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 63,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 7,100uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Tenzin is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 27,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 35,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Tenzin by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #446MNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #545NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Tenzin (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#63618

Tenzin (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
TenzinCanadaGirls#1,21821
TenzinCanadaBoys#85930
TenzinEngland & WalesGirls#4,8674
TenzinEngland & WalesBoys#4,2754
TenzinUSGirls#3,97536
TenzinUSBoys#2,23063