Tinsley
Tinsley was the 1112th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 213 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 721st with 388 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 102 places. More babies were named Tinsley in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,112 girls, down 391 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 213girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2020388 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,747babies recorded
Tinsley popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 88 since 1919.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,112 | 213 |
| 2020 | #721 | 388 |
| 2010 | #1,217 | 200 |
| 2000 | #7,546 | 14 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Tinsley, counting every spelling?
Tinsley is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #969 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,112 for Tinsley on its own. Together these spellings went to 248 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tinsley | 213 | #1,112 | 1,234 |
| Tinslee | 24 | #5,385 | 154 |
| Tinzley | 11 | #9,409 | 38 |
| Tynslee | — | — | 36 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Tinsley?
213 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tinsley (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Tinsley born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 39 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tinsley.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tinsley?
About 4,600 people born in the US named Tinsley are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 13. That makes Tinsley a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Tinsley by state
How common Tinsley was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arkansas (4.1×), Mississippi (3.6×), Alabama (3.2×), Louisiana (3.1×), Kentucky (2.9×). In 26 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Tinsley: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tinsley, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Tinsley
How popular is the name Tinsley?
Tinsley was the 1112th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 213 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 721st with 388 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 102 places. More babies were named Tinsley in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Tinsley a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Tinsley in the US.
Where is Tinsley most popular?
In 2021–2025, Tinsley was most common in Arkansas (0.62 per 1,000 girls), followed by Mississippi and Alabama.