Girls' name · since 1915
Tempest
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 1,322 babies named Tempest, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,215 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,873 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,322
- born since 1915
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,322 babies have been named Tempest since 1915, making it today's #6873 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Tempest recorded 1,322 times among girls since 1915, holding rank #6873 nationally today, ahead of 60% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #6,215 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,873 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,322 born since 1915
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tempest ranks #6,215 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,873 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,322 born since 1915, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,215 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,873 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,322
- born since 1915
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tempest's 1,322 recorded births place it above 91.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Tempest compares
1,322 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tempest's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tempest | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,322 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 98 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tempest's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tempest splits its recorded history at 1993: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 98 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tempest popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 98
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Tempest by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (402 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Tempest's strongest decade.
402 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Tempest births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 76
1960s
76 births
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s
1980s
286 births
- 1990s
1990s
402 births
- 2000s
2000s
187 births
- 2010s
2010s
212 births
- 2020s 89
2020s
89 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 402 births (30% of all-time use).
How Tempest compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tempest's total volume
Tempest by state
Where Tempest concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 30 | 2.3% |
| #2 | Florida | | 24 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 22 | 1.7% |
| #4 | California | | 20 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 16 | 1.2% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 15 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 11 | 0.8% |
30 of 1,322 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Tempest appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tempest's data
- Tempest's decade-level peak was the 1990s (402 total births); usage has since declined to 89 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Tempests (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Tempest
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tempest: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~110 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tempest draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.