Girls' name · since 1975
Tenea
Tenea has 168 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,645 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 168
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tenea is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 168 have been recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tenea has been recorded 168 times among girls since 1975, 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 1975 to 2008.
- #21,645 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 168 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tenea ranks #21,645 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 168 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #21,645 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 168
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tenea's 168 recorded births place it above 70.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tenea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tenea's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tenea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2008
- Peak year (1990)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Tenea by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (78 births, 46% of the file).
1990s was Tenea's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Tenea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s
1980s
51 births
- 1990s
1990s
78 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 78 births (46% of all-time use).
Tenea by state
Where Tenea concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.0% |
5 of 168 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tenea's data
- Tenea's decade-level peak was the 1990s (78 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Teneas (5 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 Tenea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1975–2008 (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 Tenea 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.