unisex name
Tenzing
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 7
- Births on record 80
Tenzing is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 26% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2017 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 2008, when 13 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1998.
Tenzing over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2017, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 |
| 2000s | 43 |
| 2010s (to 2017) | 27 |
How popular is Tenzing?
In 2017, Tenzing 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 Tenzing
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Tenzing also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tenzing over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Tenzing
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tenzing — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Tenzing
How popular is the name Tenzing?
In 2017, Tenzing 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 Tenzing a girl's or a boy's name?
Tenzing is used for both girls and boys. About 26% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Tenzing most popular?
Tenzing peaked in 2008, when 13 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.