Total births
73
Girls' name · since 1976
Teneil
73 babies named Teneil in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 73
- total births
- 1976–2000
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 45%
- born in that decade
Teneil sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 73 recorded since 1976.
Teneil has 73 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2000.
- 73 total births
- 1976–2000 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 45% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
73 girls have been named Teneil since 1976, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2000.
- 73
- total births
- 1976–2000
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 45%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
45% of everyone ever named Teneil was born in this single decade.
1976
Single peak year
12 babies were named Teneil in 1976 - its busiest year on record.
Teneil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Teneil's full recorded timeline at 1983, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1976 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Teneil at a glance
Last recorded 2000Peak year
1976
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1976
Teneil popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2000
- Peak year (1976)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Teneil by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Teneil's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Teneil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
29 births
- 1980s
1980s
33 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 33 births (45% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Teneil? ▼
73 babies have been named Teneil since 1976. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1976 with 12 births.
When was Teneil most popular? ▼
Teneil was most popular in the 1980s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Teneil been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Teneil since 1976 -- 25 years through the most recent 2000 data.
What names are similar to Teneil? ▼
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 Teneil's data
- Teneil's decade-level peak was the 1980s (33 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Teneil
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Teneil
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Tennille Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1976–2000 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Teneil: Baby Name Since 1976 - 73 Births, Peak 1976." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/teneil. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Teneil 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 July 2026.