Tenzin
A unisex name of Tibetan origin, meaning holder of teachings.
Babies a year
129
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#4275
4 babies
Tenzin by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Tenzin. In the US, 129 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 86 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Tenzin. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Tenzingholder of teachings5 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Tenzin
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