Girls' name · since 1918
Tenia
Tenia has 981 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,625 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 981
- born since 1918
- 1990s
- peak decade
981 girls have been named Tenia since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Tenia recorded 981 times among girls since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2019.
- #7,625 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 981 born since 1918
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tenia ranks #7,625 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 981 born since 1918, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,625 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 981
- born since 1918
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tenia's 981 recorded births place it above 89.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tenia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tenia splits its recorded history at 1983: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tenia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2019
- Peak year (1998)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Tenia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (203 births, 21% of the file).
1990s was Tenia's strongest decade.
203 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Tenia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 62
1950s
62 births
- 1960s
1960s
147 births
- 1970s
1970s
160 births
- 1980s
1980s
194 births
- 1990s
1990s
203 births
- 2000s
2000s
171 births
- 2010s 33
2010s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 203 births (21% of all-time use).
How Tenia 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 Tenia's total volume
Tenia by state
Where Tenia concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #2 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.5% |
5 of 981 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Tenia's data
- Tenia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (203 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tenias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tenia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1918–2019 (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 Tenia 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.