Tamsyn
Girl · TAM-zin · Aramaic
Tamsyn is a girls' name of Aramaic origin, meaning “twin”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tamsyn mean?
Aramaic: Cornish contraction of Thomasina, from Thomas
“twin”
Tamsin long survived as a traditional name in Cornwall, where it is a contraction of Thomasina.
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Is Tamsyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Tamsyn is a girls' name.
How popular is Tamsyn in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 23 girls.
Half of all the girls named Tamsyn in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Tamsyn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,893 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,695 |
| 2008 | 18 | #1,620 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 10 | #2,206 |
| 2004 | 13 | #1,722 |
| 2003 | 17 | #1,369 |
| 2002 | 18 | #1,225 |
| 2001 | 19 | #1,155 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,942 |
| 1999 | 13 | #1,493 |
| 1998 | 23 | #1,015 |
| 1997 | 20 | #1,087 |
| 1996 | 17 | #1,179 |
How popular is Tamsyn in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the girls named Tamsyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tamsyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 7 | #12,192 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 15 | #7,338 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 14 | #7,836 |
| 2016 | 15 | #7,599 |
| 2015 | 14 | #8,004 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 9 | #6,788 |
| 1979 | 14 | #4,841 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
| 1976 | 11 | #5,213 |
Nicknames for Tamsyn
Names like Tamsyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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