US rank #7332 Girls' name Peak 2006 566 births

Tehani — #7332 US girls' name

566 babies named Tehani in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s481990s822000s2052010s1532020s73
#7332
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 58% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Tehani was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

26 babies were named Tehani in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tehani

The Social Security Administration has registered 566 babies named Tehani between 1971 and 2024, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tehani currently holds the #7332 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tehani performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 205 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tehani shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 260 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Tehani in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tehani in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 566 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tehani at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

566

Since 1971

54 years of records

Peak year

2006

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,332

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1971

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tehani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1971

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
26
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
051015202530 20242018201220062000199419881971 5

Tehani by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
205 births that decade — 36% of Tehani's all-time total
1970s51980s481990s822000s2052010s1532020s73

Tehani by state

Where Tehani concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Tehani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
260 45.9%
#2 California
5 0.9%
Hawaii share of Tehani's total US births 45.9%
Even split

260 of 566 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tehani?
566 babies have been named Tehani since 1971. It currently ranks #7332 among girls. The peak year was 2006 with 26 births.
When was Tehani most popular?
Tehani was most popular in the 2000s decade with 205 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Tehani most popular?
The top states for the name Tehani are Hawaii (260 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Tehani been used?
Tehani has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 54 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tehani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tehya, Tehila, Tehilla, Tehillah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.