Girls' name · since 1880
Tena
8,186 babies named Tena in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,884 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,948 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,186
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tena currently ranks #14948 among girls' names in America, with 8,186 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Tena recorded 8,186 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #14948 nationally today, ahead of 14% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,884 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #14,948 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 8,186 born since 1880
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tena ranks #1,884 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,948 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 8,186 born since 1880, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,884 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,948 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,186
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tena's 8,186 recorded births place it above 97.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Tena compares
8,186 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Tena's all-time total is 22x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,186 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 345 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tena's SSA record in two at 1950 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1962 peak of 345, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1962)
- 345
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Tena by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (2,482 births, 30% of the file).
1960s was Tena's strongest decade.
2,482 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Tena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 296
1880s
296 births
- 1890s 391
1890s
391 births
- 1900s 320
1900s
320 births
- 1910s 464
1910s
464 births
- 1920s 363
1920s
363 births
- 1930s 212
1930s
212 births
- 1940s 458
1940s
458 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,656 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,482 births
- 1970s 942
1970s
942 births
- 1980s 299
1980s
299 births
- 1990s 130
1990s
130 births
- 2000s 68
2000s
68 births
- 2010s 60
2010s
60 births
- 2020s 45
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 2,482 births (30% of all-time use).
How Tena 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 Tena's total volume
Tena by state
Where Tena concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 406 | 5.0% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 297 | 3.6% |
| #3 | California | | 268 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 250 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 228 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 198 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Kentucky | | 193 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 180 | 2.2% |
406 of 8,186 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Tena appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tena's data
- Tena's decade-level peak was the 1960s (2,482 total births); usage has since declined to 45 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Tenas (406 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Tena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Tena 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.