Given name & surname
Tinsley
“a sociable man”
Tinsley is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “a sociable man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “a sociable man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1919. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tinsley through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,747
- 88 boys · 4,659 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 388 babies
- 2025
- 213
- #1,112 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −27%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 213 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,112 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 26.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (22). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,954 as a first name in 2020; 14,443 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tinsley’s family of names
Tinsley has a related form in Tinslea. Tinsley has a related form in Tinslee. Tinsley has a related form in Tinsli.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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