Girls' name · since 1973
Teneisha
Teneisha has 430 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,961 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 430
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Teneisha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 430 have been recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Teneisha recorded 430 times among girls since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2004.
- #12,961 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 430 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teneisha ranks #12,961 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 430 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,961 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 430
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Teneisha's 430 recorded births place it above 82.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Teneisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Teneisha's full recorded timeline at 1988, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Teneisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2004
- Peak year (1980)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Teneisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (214 births, 50% of the file).
1980s was Teneisha's strongest decade.
214 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Teneisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 82
1970s
82 births
- 1980s
1980s
214 births
- 1990s
1990s
116 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 214 births (50% of all-time use).
Teneisha by state
Where Teneisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 6 | 1.4% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 6 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.2% |
6 of 430 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Teneisha's data
- Teneisha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (214 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Teneishas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Teneisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1973–2004 (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 Teneisha 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.