Girls' name · since 1971
Tenaya
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 1,008 babies named Tenaya, peaking in 1975. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,473 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,008
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tenaya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,008 have been recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tenaya has been recorded 1,008 times among girls since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2024.
- #7,473 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,008 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tenaya ranks #7,473 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,008 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,473 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,008
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tenaya's 1,008 recorded births place it above 89.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tenaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tenaya splits its recorded history at 1998: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1975 peak of 43 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tenaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2024
- Peak year (1975)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Tenaya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (256 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Tenaya's strongest decade.
256 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Tenaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
145 births
- 1980s
1980s
203 births
- 1990s
1990s
216 births
- 2000s
2000s
256 births
- 2010s
2010s
141 births
- 2020s 47
2020s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 256 births (25% of all-time use).
How Tenaya 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 Tenaya's total volume
Tenaya by state
Where Tenaya concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 303 | 30.1% |
| #2 | Nevada | | 19 | 1.9% |
303 of 1,008 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Tenaya's data
- Tenaya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (256 total births); usage has since declined to 47 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tenayas (303 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tenaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1971–2024 (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 Tenaya 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.