Girls' name · since 1976
Tenelle
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 67 babies named Tenelle, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,681 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 67
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
67 girls have been named Tenelle since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tenelle has been recorded 67 times among girls since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1989.
- #31,681 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 67 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tenelle ranks #31,681 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 67 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #31,681 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 67
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tenelle's 67 recorded births place it above 56.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tenelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tenelle's SSA record in two at 1982 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tenelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1989
- Peak year (1976)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Tenelle by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (46 births, 69% of the file).
1980s was Tenelle's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Tenelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
21 births
- 1980s
1980s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 46 births (69% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tenelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1976–1989 (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 Tenelle 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.