Names / Girl names
Tempest
Current rank
#7,103
and easing
All-time peak
#1,566
in 1990
First recorded
1915
in U.S. data
Children named
1,300
since 1915
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,566 in 1990 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a girls' name, Tempest enters U.S. records in 1915. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Only about 1,300 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.