Recorded 2000–2008 Girls' name Peak 2004 34 births

Teniah — girls' name

34 babies named Teniah in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s34
2000s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Teniah was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

7 babies were named Teniah in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Teniah

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Teniah between 2000 and 2008, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Teniah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Teniah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Teniah 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.

Teniah at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

34

Since 2000

9 years of records

Peak year

2004

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

2000

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2008

Teniah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2000

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2004)
7
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 200820052004200320012000 5

Teniah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
34 births that decade — 100% of Teniah's all-time total
2000s34

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Teniah?
34 babies have been named Teniah since 2000. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2004 with 7 births.
When was Teniah most popular?
Teniah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Teniah been used?
Teniah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 9 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Teniah?
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, 2000–2008 (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.