Total births
34
Girls' name · since 1981
Tenequa
34 babies named Tenequa in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 34
- total births
- 1981–1992
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
Tenequa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 34 recorded since 1981.
Tenequa has 34 recorded births among girls since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1992.
- 34 total births
- 1981–1992 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 56% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
34 girls have been named Tenequa since 1981, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1992.
- 34
- total births
- 1981–1992
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
56% of everyone ever named Tenequa was born in this single decade.
1992
Single peak year
7 babies were named Tenequa in 1992 - its busiest year on record.
Tenequa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tenequa's full recorded timeline at 1990, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tenequa at a glance
Last recorded 1992Peak year
1992
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1981
Tenequa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1992
- Peak year (1992)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Tenequa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Tenequa's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Tenequa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
15 births
- 1990s
1990s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 19 births (56% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Tenequa? ▼
34 babies have been named Tenequa since 1981. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1992 with 7 births.
When was Tenequa most popular? ▼
Tenequa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Tenequa been used? ▼
Tenequa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 12 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Tenequa? ▼
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.
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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, 1981–1992 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Tenequa: Baby Name Since 1981 - 34 Births, Peak 1992." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tenequa. 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 Tenequa 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.