Recorded 1971–1993 Girls' name Peak 1980 139 births

Tenicia — girls' name

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.

1970s581980s651990s16
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.

What the Data Says About Tenicia

The Social Security Administration has registered 139 babies named Tenicia between 1971 and 1993, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tenicia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tenicia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tenicia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tenicia 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 139 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.

Tenicia at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

139

Since 1971

23 years of records

Peak year

1980

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1971

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1993

Tenicia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1971

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1980)
13
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
468101214 1993198819841981197819731971 6

Tenicia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
65 births that decade — 47% of Tenicia's all-time total
1970s581980s651990s16

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.

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, 1971–1993 (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.