Girls' name · since 1982
Tinsley
4,659 babies named Tinsley in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,692 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,111 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,659
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
4,659 babies have been named Tinsley since 1982, making it today's #1111 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Tinsley recorded 4,659 times among girls since 1982, holding rank #1111 nationally today, ahead of 94% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #2,692 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,111 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,659 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tinsley ranks #2,692 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,111 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,659 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,692 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,111 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,659
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tinsley's 4,659 recorded births place it above 96.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Tinsley compares
4,659 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Tinsley's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tinsley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,659 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 388 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tinsley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tinsley's full recorded timeline at 2006, 96% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 4% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 388 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tinsley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 388
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Tinsley popularity over time - boys
88 total births recorded since 1919 (Tinsley as boys' name)
Tinsley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,648 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Tinsley's strongest decade.
2,648 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Tinsley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 31
1980s
31 births
- 1990s 68
1990s
68 births
- 2000s 290
2000s
290 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,648 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,622 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,648 births (57% of all-time use).
How Tinsley 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 Tinsley's total volume
Tinsley by state
Where Tinsley concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 616 | 13.2% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 307 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 247 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 225 | 4.8% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 189 | 4.1% |
| #6 | California | | 175 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 174 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 156 | 3.3% |
616 of 4,659 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Tinsley appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tinsley's data
- Tinsley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,648 total births) through the 2020s (1,622) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Tinsleys (616 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tinsley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Tinsley 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.