Recorded 1977–1994 Girls' name Peak 1993 91 births

Tenee — girls' name

91 babies named Tenee in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s491990s31
1980s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Tenee was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

12 babies were named Tenee in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tenee

The Social Security Administration has registered 91 babies named Tenee between 1977 and 1994, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tenee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tenee performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tenee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tenee 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 91 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.

Tenee at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

91

Since 1977

18 years of records

Peak year

1993

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1977

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1994

Tenee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1977

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1993)
12
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
468101214 199419931992199019891988198719851984198019791977 5

Tenee by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
49 births that decade — 54% of Tenee's all-time total
1970s111980s491990s31

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tenee?
91 babies have been named Tenee since 1977. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1993 with 12 births.
When was Tenee most popular?
Tenee was most popular in the 1980s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Tenee been used?
Tenee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 18 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Tenee?
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, 1977–1994 (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.