Recorded 1984–1998 Girls' name Peak 1984 44 births

Teneya — girls' name

44 babies named Teneya in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s241990s20
1980s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Teneya was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

14 babies were named Teneya in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Teneya

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Teneya between 1984 and 1998, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Teneya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Teneya performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Teneya shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Teneya 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 44 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.

Teneya at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

44

Since 1984

15 years of records

Peak year

1984

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1984

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1998

Teneya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1984

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1984)
14
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
46810121416 1998199319921990198819851984 14

Teneya by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
24 births that decade — 55% of Teneya's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Teneya?
44 babies have been named Teneya since 1984. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1984 with 14 births.
When was Teneya most popular?
Teneya was most popular in the 1980s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Teneya been used?
Teneya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 15 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Teneya?
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, 1984–1998 (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.