Recorded 1985–2002 Girls' name Peak 1989 643 births

Tempestt — girls' name

643 babies named Tempestt in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s3711990s2472000s25
1980s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Tempestt was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

98 babies were named Tempestt in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tempestt

The Social Security Administration has registered 643 babies named Tempestt between 1985 and 2002, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tempestt currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 98 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tempestt performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 371 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tempestt shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 43 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Tempestt in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tempestt in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 643 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tempestt at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

643

Since 1985

18 years of records

Peak year

1989

98 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1985

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2002

Tempestt popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1985

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1989)
98
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
050100150 2002199919961993199019871985 36

Tempestt by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
371 births that decade — 58% of Tempestt's all-time total
1980s3711990s2472000s25

Tempestt by state

Where Tempestt concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tempestt
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
43 6.7%
#2 Illinois
37 5.8%
#3 North Carolina
28 4.4%
#4 Texas
26 4.0%
#5 Georgia
17 2.6%
#6 Florida
14 2.2%
#7 Mississippi
12 1.9%
#8 New Jersey
12 1.9%
New York share of Tempestt's total US births 6.7%
Even split

43 of 643 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Tempestt appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tempestt?
643 babies have been named Tempestt since 1985. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1989 with 98 births.
When was Tempestt most popular?
Tempestt was most popular in the 1980s decade with 371 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Tempestt most popular?
The top states for the name Tempestt are New York (43 births), Illinois (37 births), North Carolina (28 births).
How long has the name Tempestt been used?
Tempestt has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 18 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Tempestt?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Temperance, Tempie, Temple, Temeka, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1985–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.