Girls' name · since 1971
Teneshia
Teneshia has 558 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1983 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,073 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 558
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Teneshia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 558 have been recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teneshia has been recorded 558 times among girls since 1971, 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 1971 to 1997.
- #11,073 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 558 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teneshia ranks #11,073 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 558 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,073 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 558
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Teneshia's 558 recorded births place it above 84.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
Teneshia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Teneshia splits its recorded history at 1984: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1983 peak of 50 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Teneshia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1997
- Peak year (1983)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Teneshia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (276 births, 49% of the file).
1980s was Teneshia's strongest decade.
276 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Teneshia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
163 births
- 1980s
1980s
276 births
- 1990s
1990s
119 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 276 births (49% of all-time use).
How Teneshia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Teneshia's total volume
Teneshia by state
Where Teneshia concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 21 | 3.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 16 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 12 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 12 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.9% |
21 of 558 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Teneshia's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (276 total births) through the 1990s (119) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Teneshias (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Teneshia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1971–1997 (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 Teneshia 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.