Given name & surname
Tamsen
“son of Thomas”
Tamsen is a variant of Tamson. One English interpretation is “son of Thomas.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tamsen is a variant of Tamson. One English interpretation is “son of Thomas.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tamsen is a variant of Tamson. An origin associated with Tamson is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1943. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tamsen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 419
- 0 boys · 419 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 23 in 1979. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 493 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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