Recorded 1980–1987 Girls' name Peak 1980 19 births

Teneika — girls' name

19 babies named Teneika in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s19
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Teneika was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

8 babies were named Teneika in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Teneika

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Teneika between 1980 and 1987, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Teneika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Teneika performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Teneika 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 19 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.

Teneika at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

19

Since 1980

8 years of records

Peak year

1980

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1980

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1987

Teneika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1980

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1980)
8
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
456789 198719841980 8

Teneika by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
19 births that decade — 100% of Teneika's all-time total
1980s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Teneika?
19 babies have been named Teneika since 1980. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1980 with 8 births.
When was Teneika most popular?
Teneika was most popular in the 1980s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Teneika been used?
Teneika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 8 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Teneika?
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, 1980–1987 (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.