Recorded 1993–2002 Girls' name Peak 1997 29 births

Tenaja — girls' name

29 babies named Tenaja in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s172000s12
1990s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Tenaja was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

7 babies were named Tenaja in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tenaja

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Tenaja between 1993 and 2002, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tenaja currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tenaja performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tenaja shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tenaja 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 29 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.

Tenaja at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

29

Since 1993

10 years of records

Peak year

1997

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1993

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2002

Tenaja popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1993

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1997)
7
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
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Tenaja by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
17 births that decade — 59% of Tenaja's all-time total
1990s172000s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tenaja?
29 babies have been named Tenaja since 1993. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1997 with 7 births.
When was Tenaja most popular?
Tenaja was most popular in the 1990s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Tenaja been used?
Tenaja has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 10 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Tenaja?
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, 1993–2002 (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.