Recorded 1981–1993 Girls' name Peak 1984 24 births

Tenasha — girls' name

24 babies named Tenasha in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s12
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Tenasha was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

7 babies were named Tenasha in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tenasha

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Tenasha between 1981 and 1993, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tenasha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tenasha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tenasha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tenasha 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 24 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.

Tenasha at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

24

Since 1981

13 years of records

Peak year

1984

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1981

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1993

Tenasha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1981

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1984)
7
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1993199119841981 5

Tenasha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
12 births that decade — 50% of Tenasha's all-time total
1980s121990s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tenasha?
24 babies have been named Tenasha since 1981. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1984 with 7 births.
When was Tenasha most popular?
Tenasha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Tenasha been used?
Tenasha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 13 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Tenasha?
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, 1981–1993 (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.