Recorded 1972–1996 Girls' name Peak 1983 169 births

Tenesia — girls' name

169 babies named Tenesia in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s611980s851990s23
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Tenesia was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

17 babies were named Tenesia in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tenesia

The Social Security Administration has registered 169 babies named Tenesia between 1972 and 1996, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tenesia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tenesia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tenesia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tenesia 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 169 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.

Tenesia at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

169

Since 1972

25 years of records

Peak year

1983

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1972

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1996

Tenesia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1972

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1983)
17
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
05101520 1996198719841981197819751972 9

Tenesia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
85 births that decade — 50% of Tenesia's all-time total
1970s611980s851990s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tenesia?
169 babies have been named Tenesia since 1972. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1983 with 17 births.
When was Tenesia most popular?
Tenesia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Tenesia been used?
Tenesia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 25 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Tenesia?
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, 1972–1996 (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.