Tinsley
Tinsley Origin and Meaning
New York socialite and reality TV star Tinsley Mortimer introduced this name to the mainstream. Following her Gossip Girl cameo in 2008 and the airing of her own show, High Society in 2010, this once obscure choice began to climb the charts. It debuted in the US Top 1000 in 2016 and though 2023 saw it drop from the charts, it is still given to around 250 girls each year.
Derived from an English place name,Tinsley can mean "Tynni's meadow" or "Field of Council', in reference to a town in South Yorkshire. Also used as a surname, Tinsley is in tune with its more popular sister names: Kinsley, Presley, Oakley, Finley, and Paisley, to name a few. Boosted up by these on trend names, Tinsley's rise might also have been helped along by the character, Dawn Tinsley, from the popular TV show The Office and by child actress and social media star, Tinsley Price, who starred in the first series of Stranger Things. The year following release of the show did coincide with a jump in use of the name.
Reminiscent of glitz, glamor, and sparkly Christmas decorations, Tinsley may well re-enter the charts in coming years.
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Famous People Named Tinsley
- Tinsley Randolph MortimerAmerican socialite
- Tinsley Beane (b. 2008)daughter of baseball manager Billy Beane; twin of brother Brayden
- Tinsley LindleyEnglish male footballer
- Tinsley EllisAmerican male blues singer
- Boyd TinsleyAmerican male violinist for Dave Matthews Band
- C.C Tinsleyfamed private detective from 1920s who disappeared looking for the Sodder children
Tinsley in Pop Culture
- Tinsley Adea Carmichaelcharacter in the "It Girl" book series
- Tinsley Whartonminor character on the TV show "Degrassi"
- The Tinsley Cooling Towersdemolished in 2008