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The first name Temujin

A boy’s name meaning “blacksmith”.

3 syllables Male

Meaning and origin

Temujin means “blacksmith”.

Borrowed from Middle Mongol ᠲᠡᠮᠦᠵᠢᠨ (temüǰin). Possibly from Proto-Turkic *temürči(n) (“blacksmith”).

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

Temujin last appeared in the official list in 2013, given to 3 boys. It peaked in 2009, with 4 births (#3,744).

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10
babies named Temujin, 1996–2025
#4,685
rank in 2013
2009
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Temujin with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Temujin at birth, 1880–2025

In 2023, 5 boys born in the United States were named Temujin, the 13,969th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2015, when 7 were.

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63
babies named Temujin since 1880
#13,969
rank in 2023
2015
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Temujin in other languages

Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

鐵木真 /铁木真
Tiěmùzhēn
Chinese
Temudżyn
Polish
Timuçin
Turkish
Thiết Mộc Chân
Vietnamese

Spelled Temujin in French too.

Questions

What does the name Temujin mean?
Temujin means “blacksmith”.
How popular is the name Temujin?
In 2013, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Temujin, ranking 4,685th. Its peak was 2009, with 4 births.
When was Temujin most popular?
2015 in the United States, when 7 babies were named Temujin, its highest rank at 10,506th.