Recorded 1895–1914 Girls' name Peak 1895 11 births

Tenie — girls' name

11 babies named Tenie in U.S. Social Security records since 1895, with the highest year being 1895. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s61910s5
1890s
Peak decade

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

1895
Single peak year

6 babies were named Tenie in 1895 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tenie

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Tenie between 1895 and 1914, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tenie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1914. The name reached its historical peak in 1895, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tenie performed strongest in the 1890s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tenie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tenie 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 11 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.

Tenie at a glance

Last recorded 1914

Total births

11

Since 1895

20 years of records

Peak year

1895

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1890s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1914

Active since

1895

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1914

Tenie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1895

Last recorded 1914
Peak year (1895)
6
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4.555.566.5 19141895 6

Tenie by decade

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

Peak: 1890s
Peak decade
1890s
6 births that decade — 55% of Tenie's all-time total
1890s61910s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tenie?
11 babies have been named Tenie since 1895. It was last recorded in 1914. The peak year was 1895 with 6 births.
When was Tenie most popular?
Tenie was most popular in the 1890s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1895.
How long has the name Tenie been used?
Tenie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1895, spanning 20 years of data through 1914.
What names are similar to Tenie?
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, 1895–1914 (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.