Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2020

Tinsley

Meaning woodland clearing, glade Gender Girl · 2% boys Rank 2025 #1,112 Trend ↓ Falling 40%

From the unattested Old English personal name *Tynni + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .

Rank 2025
#1,112
among girls · ↑261 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
213
named Tinsley · +28% vs 2024
How common
1 in 7,546
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2020
388 babies
All-time total
4,747
#2,692 all-time among girls
First recorded
1919
in Social Security records

Tinsley popularity over time

4,747 babies have been named Tinsley since 1919, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 6 6 1 – –
1920s – 15 15 2 +150% –
1930s – 5 5 1 -67% –
1940s – 30 30 3 +500% –
1950s – 6 6 1 -80% –
1960s – 5 5 1 -17% –
1970s – 5 5 1 0% –
1980s 31 – 31 3 +520% #8,476
1990s 68 – 68 7 +119% #5,968
2000s 290 11 301 30 +343% #2,800
2010s 2,648 5 2,653 265 +781% #774
2020s (to 2025) 1,622 – 1,622 270 +2% #721

Where Tinsley is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 197 0.12 outside top 500
2027 184 0.11 outside top 500
2028 174 0.11 outside top 500
2029 166 0.10 outside top 500
2030 159 0.10 outside top 500

Where Tinsley is most popular

Girls named Tinsley per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.152 per 1,000. Strongest in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Alabama.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Tinsley born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Arkansas 33 0.624 +311%
Mississippi 26 0.556 +265%
Alabama 46 0.490 +222%
Louisiana 42 0.480 +215%
Kentucky 38 0.444 +192%
Missouri 47 0.390 +156%
Tennessee 53 0.335 +120%
Georgia 71 0.313 +105%
Indiana 43 0.306 +101%
Oklahoma 22 0.299 +97%
North Carolina 60 0.264 +73%
South Carolina 22 0.245 +61%
Illinois 51 0.223 +46%
Virginia 37 0.217 +43%
Texas 151 0.188 +23%
Ohio 43 0.181 +19%
Florida 66 0.154 ≈ national
Michigan 19 0.104 -31%
Pennsylvania 24 0.102 -33%
Arizona 12 0.086 -44%
Oregon 5 0.077 -50%
California 42 0.050 -67%
Maryland 5 0.047 -69%
Colorado 5 0.045 -71%
New York 6 0.015 -90%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Tinsley

Tinsley is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,112 in 2025 with 213 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1919, 4,747 American babies have been named Tinsley. Its peak came in 2020, when 388 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Tinsley stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Tinsley?

The median living Tinsley is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 12. An estimated 4,700 people named Tinsley are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Tinsley year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 213 #1,112 – –
2024 166 #1,373 – –
2023 254 #1,004 – –
2022 300 #916 – –
2021 301 #900 – –
2020 388 #721 – –
2019 341 #807 – –
2018 353 #774 – –
2017 324 #842 5 #14,072
2016 280 #966 – –
2015 266 #1,010 – –
2014 221 #1,138 – –
2013 224 #1,098 – –
2012 207 #1,194 – –
2011 232 #1,065 – –
2010 200 #1,217 – –
2009 60 #2,934 6 #12,333
2008 65 #2,800 – –
2007 31 #4,798 – –
2006 27 #5,220 5 #13,825
2005 25 #5,249 – –
2004 17 #7,059 – –
2003 15 #7,553 – –
2002 28 #4,491 – –
2001 8 #11,978 – –
2000 14 #7,546 – –
1995 11 #8,042 – –
1990 – – – –
1985 7 #9,234 – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – 5 #4,382
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – 6 #3,301
1940 – – 5 #3,897
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – 8 #3,475
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Tinsley, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Tinsley?

The median living Tinsley is about 8 years old. Half of all living Tinsleys are between 4 and 12 years old.

How many people named Tinsley are alive today?

An estimated 4,700 people named Tinsley are alive in the United States, based on 4,747 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Tinsley mean?

From the unattested Old English personal name *Tynni + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .

How popular is the name Tinsley in 2025?

Tinsley ranked #1,112 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 213 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Tinsley?

4,747 babies have been named Tinsley in the United States since 1919, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Tinsley most popular?

Tinsley peaked in 2020, when 388 newborns received the name.

Is Tinsley a boy or girl name?

Tinsley is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Tinsley rising or falling?

Tinsley has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Tinsley become more popular?

Tinsley is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 159 girls named Tinsley in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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