Girls' name · since 1971
Tehani
588 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.
- #10,693 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,606 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 588
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tehani is the #5606 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 588 recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Tehani recorded 588 times among girls since 1971, holding rank #5606 nationally today, ahead of 68% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #10,693 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,606 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 588 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tehani ranks #10,693 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,606 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 588 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,693 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,606 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 588
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tehani's 588 recorded births place it above 85.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
How Tehani compares
588 Top 42% higher than 58% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tehani's all-time total is 56% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tehani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 588 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tehani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tehani's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tehani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Tehani by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (205 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Tehani's strongest decade.
205 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Tehani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 48
1980s
48 births
- 1990s
1990s
82 births
- 2000s
2000s
205 births
- 2010s
2010s
153 births
- 2020s
2020s
95 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 205 births (35% of all-time use).
How Tehani compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tehani's total volume
Tehani by state
Where Tehani concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 266 | 45.2% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
266 of 588 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Tehani's data
- Tehani's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (205 total births) through the 2020s (95) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Hawaii records the most Tehanis (266 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tehani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tehani draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.