Girls' name · since 1991

Tenasia

80 babies named Tenasia in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#29,683 of 72,339
all-time among girls
80
born since 1991
1990s
peak decade

Tenasia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 80 have been recorded since 1991.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tenasia has been recorded 80 times among girls since 1991, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2006.

  • #29,683 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 80 born since 1991
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tenasia ranks #29,683 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 80 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.

#29,683 of 72,339
all-time among girls
80
born since 1991
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Tenasia's 80 recorded births place it above 58.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Tenasia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Tenasia's full recorded timeline at 1999, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Tenasia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2006

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (2005)
12
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
468101214 19911992199519971998199920012002200420052006 6

Tenasia by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (44 births, 55% of the file).

1990s was Tenasia's strongest decade.

44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Tenasia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 44 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tenasia? ▼
80 babies have been named Tenasia since 1991. All-time, it sits at #29,683 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 2005 with 12 births.
Where does Tenasia sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tenasia ranks #29,683 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Tenasia most popular? ▼
Tenasia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Tenasia been used? ▼
Tenasia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 16 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Tenasia? ▼
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.

What to do with Tenasia's data

  • Tenasia's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (44 total births) through the 2000s (36) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Tenasia

Nearby Names Like Tenasia

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tenasia

Tena Girl
#14948 8,186 births
Tenley Girl
#2466 6,854 births
Tenisha Girl
3,501 births
Tennie Girl
2,777 births
Tennille Girl
#15347 2,184 births

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Pansey
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Haruye
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Verble
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Tenasia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1991–2006 (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 Tenasia 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.