Tenzin
Mostly boys · TEN-zin
Tenzin is a name, meaning “holder of the teachings”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 2,230th for boys in the US (63 babies).
What does Tenzin mean?
Tibetan, bstan 'dzin
“holder of the teachings”
Part of the religious name of the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso.
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- TEN-zin
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Is Tenzin a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Tenzin has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls and 4 boys in the UK and 36 girls and 63 boys in the US.
How popular is Tenzin in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 100% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Tenzin, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2011, with 8 boys. 4 girls were also named Tenzin in 2025 (4,935th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Tenzin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2024, 55% of the babies named Tenzin in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Tenzin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
How popular is Tenzin in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,230among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 63about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 63 boys in the US were named Tenzin, making it the 2,230th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,212th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 86 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992. 36 girls were also named Tenzin in 2025 (3,974th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Tenzin in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 36% of the babies named Tenzin in the US were girls.
Tenzin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63 | #2,230 |
| 2024 | 63 | #2,261 |
| 2023 | 48 | #2,692 |
| 2022 | 67 | #2,167 |
| 2021 | 54 | #2,463 |
| 2020 | 62 | #2,212 |
| 2019 | 74 | #1,973 |
| 2018 | 66 | #2,121 |
| 2017 | 80 | #1,844 |
| 2016 | 86 | #1,774 |
| 2015 | 77 | #1,895 |
| 2014 | 86 | #1,751 |
| 2013 | 74 | #1,902 |
| 2012 | 83 | #1,786 |
| 2011 | 67 | #2,016 |
| 2010 | 65 | #2,068 |
| 2009 | 63 | #2,142 |
| 2008 | 58 | #2,264 |
| 2007 | 59 | #2,235 |
| 2006 | 43 | #2,697 |
| 2005 | 46 | #2,463 |
| 2004 | 40 | #2,639 |
| 2003 | 30 | #3,114 |
| 2002 | 38 | #2,552 |
| 2001 | 29 | #3,056 |
| 2000 | 35 | #2,616 |
| 1999 | 29 | #2,861 |
| 1998 | 27 | #2,923 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
Names like Tenzin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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