How Many People Are Named Tempest?
An estimated 1,225 people in the United States have the first name Tempest. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Tempest peaked in popularity in 1990 with 98 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tempest as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tempest paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,225
About 1 in 279,799 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1990
98 births
Total Registered
1,306
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tempest
Tempest is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,306 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tempest as a female name
Ranked #8,876 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (98 births)
Tempest: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tempest span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 402 babies were registered. Tempest has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tempest by Decade
How has Tempest tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tempest by State
Birth registrations for Tempest span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Florida, Illinois. The lowest are in Virginia, Michigan, Louisiana. On average, about 15 Tempests were registered per state.
Tempest + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tempest as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tempest: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tempest?
We estimate approximately 1,225 people named Tempest are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 279,799 Americans share this first name.
Is Tempest a common name?
Tempest is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,306 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tempest most popular?
Tempest reached peak popularity in 1990, when 98 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tempest is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tempest a female name?
Tempest is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tempest Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tempest Smith, Tempest Johnson, Tempest Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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