Tenzin

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Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 43% girls / 57% boys

Meaning

Tenzin is a Tibetan given name, meaning "the holder of Buddha Dharma". Tenzin can alternatively be spelled as Tenzing and Stanzin as well.

From Wikipedia

Tenzin first appears in the data in 1992 and has been recorded in 32 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 86 babies (rank #1,762 that year). In 2024 it was given to 63 boys (rank #2,279). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Tenzin

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Tenzin yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

2,807
Total babies (all years)
32
Years in the data
86
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19926#8,344
19947#7,683
19959#6,352
19969#6,440
199710#6,044
199827#3,008
199929#2,931
200035#2,668
200129#3,139
200238#2,598
200330#3,180
200440#2,690
200546#2,488
200643#2,734
200759#2,253
200858#2,288
200963#2,163
201065#2,093
201167#2,033
201283#1,797
201374#1,911
201486#1,762
201577#1,907
201686#1,786
201780#1,857
201866#2,141
201974#1,999
202062#2,232
202154#2,490
202267#2,186
202348#2,727
202463#2,279