Tenzin
36% girls · 64% boys
About Tenzin
Tenzin (sometimes also written as Tenzing or Stanzin) is a unisex Tibetan name which is one of the given names of the current Dalai Lama, Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso. A notable female bearer is Tenzin Palmo, a Buddhist nun of high regard.
Tenzin for girls#4061 US
A notable fictional bearer is Tenzin from The Legend of Korra. He is the youngest child of Aang and Katara, from the prequel series Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Tenzin for boys#2254 US
A notable fictional bearer is Tenzin from The Legend of Korra. He is the youngest child of Aang and Katara, from the prequel series Avatar: The Last Airbender. This is one of the unique unisex names and also one of the fashionable new spiritual names being used for babies.
Pronounced TEN-zin.
As of October 2026, Tenzin ranked #4061 for girls and #2254 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2670 for girls in 2023 and #1762 for boys in 2014.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,075 | 55 | #1,762 | 86 |
| 2015 | #3,055 | 56 | #1,907 | 77 |
| 2016 | #3,223 | 51 | #1,786 | 86 |
| 2017 | #3,189 | 51 | #1,857 | 80 |
| 2018 | #3,100 | 53 | #2,141 | 66 |
| 2019 | #2,959 | 56 | #1,999 | 74 |
| 2020 | #4,158 | 34 | #2,232 | 62 |
| 2021 | #3,385 | 47 | #2,490 | 54 |
| 2022 | #3,359 | 48 | #2,186 | 67 |
| 2023 | #2,670 | 66 | #2,727 | 48 |
| 2024 | #3,207 | 50 | #2,279 | 63 |
| 2025 | #4,061 | 36 | #2,254 | 63 |
World rankings
Tenzin for boys
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Famous Tenzins
- Tenzin Wangyal RinpocheBoy
Tibetan,Indian lama and scholar
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Nepali,Indian Sherpa mountaineer who was first to climb Mt. Everest with Edmund Hillary
Tenzin in pop culture
- TenzinBoy
character on animated series "The Legend of Korra"