Recorded 1981–1992 Girls' name Peak 1992 34 births

Tenequa — girls' name

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.

1980s151990s19
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.

What the Data Says About Tenequa

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Tenequa between 1981 and 1992, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tenequa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tenequa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tenequa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tenequa 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 34 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.

Tenequa at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

34

Since 1981

12 years of records

Peak year

1992

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1981

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1992

Tenequa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1981

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1992)
7
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Tenequa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
19 births that decade — 56% of Tenequa's all-time total
1980s151990s19

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.

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, 1981–1992 (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.