Total births
139
Girls' name · since 1971
Tenicia
139 babies named Tenicia in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 139
- total births
- 1971–1993
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 47%
- born in that decade
139 girls have been named Tenicia since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Tenicia has 139 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1993.
- 139 total births
- 1971–1993 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 47% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
139 girls have been named Tenicia since 1971, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1993.
- 139
- total births
- 1971–1993
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 47%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
47% of everyone ever named Tenicia was born in this single decade.
1980
Single peak year
13 babies were named Tenicia in 1980 - its busiest year on record.
Tenicia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tenicia's full recorded timeline at 1982, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tenicia at a glance
Last recorded 1993Peak year
1980
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1971
Tenicia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1993
- Peak year (1980)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Tenicia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Tenicia's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Tenicia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
58 births
- 1980s
1980s
65 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 65 births (47% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Tenicia? ▼
139 babies have been named Tenicia since 1971. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1980 with 13 births.
When was Tenicia most popular? ▼
Tenicia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Tenicia been used? ▼
Tenicia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 23 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Tenicia? ▼
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.
What to do with Tenicia's data
- Tenicia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Tenicia
Nearby Names Like Tenicia
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tenicia
Tena Girl
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Tenley Girl
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Tenisha Girl
3,501 births
Tennie Girl
2,777 births
Tennille Girl
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Compare Tenicia side by side: Tenicia vs Tena Tenicia vs Tenley Tenicia vs Tenisha
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1971–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Tenicia: Baby Name Since 1971 - 139 Births, Peak 1980." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tenicia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Tenicia 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 July 2026.