Recorded 1981–2005 Girls' name Peak 1992 136 births

Tenae — girls' name

136 babies named Tenae in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s491990s612000s26
1990s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Tenae was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

16 babies were named Tenae in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tenae

The Social Security Administration has registered 136 babies named Tenae between 1981 and 2005, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tenae currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tenae performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tenae shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tenae 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 136 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.

Tenae at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

136

Since 1981

25 years of records

Peak year

1992

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1981

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2005

Tenae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1981

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1992)
16
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
05101520 2005200019941991198819841981 6

Tenae by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
61 births that decade — 45% of Tenae's all-time total
1980s491990s612000s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tenae?
136 babies have been named Tenae since 1981. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1992 with 16 births.
When was Tenae most popular?
Tenae was most popular in the 1990s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Tenae been used?
Tenae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 25 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Tenae?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tena, Tenley, Tenisha, Tennie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1981–2005 (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.