girl's name
Tamsen
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Births on record 419
Tamsen is a girl's name. In 2024 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1979, when 23 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1943.
Tamsen over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 19 |
| 1950s | 79 |
| 1960s | 93 |
| 1970s | 68 |
| 1980s | 113 |
| 1990s | 22 |
| 2000s | 10 |
| 2010s | 10 |
| 2020s (to 2024) | 5 |
How popular is Tamsen?
In 2024, Tamsen was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Tamsen
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tamsen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Tamsen
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tamsen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Tamsen
How popular is the name Tamsen?
In 2024, Tamsen was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Tamsen a girl's or a boy's name?
Tamsen is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Tamsen most popular?
Tamsen peaked in 1979, when 23 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.