Is Tempest a boy or girl name?

Tempest is a girl’s name. Of the 1,322 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Tempest

Recorded 1915–2025 · United States

Tempest was most popular in 1990, when 98 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,574 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,831, with 16 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,322 people named Tempest.

Tempest over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tempest’s peak in 1990. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tempest a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tempest is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,322 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org