Tenzing

TEHN-zihng /ˈtɛnzɪŋ/
boy 2 syllables fading

Tenzing is a very rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 2000s and has all but disappeared.

Tenzing is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2017. Tenzing was first reported in SSA data in 1998 and peaked in 1998 (10 births).

About the name Tenzing

PronunciationTEHN-zihng /ˈtɛnzɪŋ/

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How popular is Tenzing?

Boys named Tenzing
19982000200520102015
Boys named Tenzing per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1998–2017 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2017) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Girls named Tenzing
20022005201020152017
Girls named Tenzing per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1998–2017 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2017) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Tenzing total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
201755#18,205—
201555—#13,839
201455—#13,846
201377—#10,611
201055—#14,040
20081313#20,213#9,773
200666—#11,905
20041212#18,589#9,828
200366—#10,742
200266#15,247—
19981010—#6,253