girl's name

Tamzin

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 2,396

Northern Ireland

#351

2011 births

Tamzin is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2002, when 198 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 175,654 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.

Tamzin over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,569
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Tamzin by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 151
2000s 1,569
2010s 288
2020s (to 2025) 14

How popular is Tamzin?

In 2025, Tamzin was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Where Tamzin is used

Northern Ireland #351 5 in 2011
Scotland #488 7 in 2013
Ireland #1,057 3 in 2015
England & Wales #7,373 3 in 2025
United States #16,705 5 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Tamzin

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Tamzin also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tamzin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Tamzin

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tamzin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Tamzin

How popular is the name Tamzin?

In 2025, Tamzin was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Is Tamzin a girl's or a boy's name?

Tamzin is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Tamzin most popular?

Tamzin peaked in 2002, when 198 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Tamzin a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Tamzin currently ranks #7,373 in England and Wales. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.