Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Tempest

Gender

Male

Origin

French
storm
English
Turbulent, stormy

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Green
  • Nature
  • Surname

Pronunciation

t(e)-mpe-st, tem-pest

Famous People

Actress Tempest Bledsoe

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 1990 (rank #1556, 98 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6838, 16 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
202516
202412
202317
202211
202119
202014
201927
201821
201716
201624

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data