girl's name
Tempest
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,322
Tempest is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1990, when 98 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 207,211 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1915.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Tempest over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 10 |
| 1920s | 10 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 6 |
| 1950s | 11 |
| 1960s | 76 |
| 1970s | 28 |
| 1980s | 286 |
| 1990s | 402 |
| 2000s | 187 |
| 2010s | 212 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 89 |
How popular is Tempest?
In 2025, Tempest was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Tempest
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Tempest also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tempest over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Tempest
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tempest — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Tempest
How popular is the name Tempest?
In 2025, Tempest was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Tempest a girl's or a boy's name?
Tempest is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Tempest?
Tempest has 2 syllables.
When was Tempest most popular?
Tempest peaked in 1990, when 98 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Tempest a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Tempest currently ranks #7,104 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.