Recorded 1978–1985 Girls' name Peak 1980 24 births

Tenielle — girls' name

24 babies named Tenielle in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s14
1980s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Tenielle was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

7 babies were named Tenielle in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tenielle

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Tenielle between 1978 and 1985, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tenielle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tenielle performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tenielle shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tenielle 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 24 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.

Tenielle at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

24

Since 1978

8 years of records

Peak year

1980

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1978

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1985

Tenielle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1978

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1980)
7
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
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Tenielle by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
14 births that decade — 58% of Tenielle's all-time total
1970s101980s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tenielle?
24 babies have been named Tenielle since 1978. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1980 with 7 births.
When was Tenielle most popular?
Tenielle was most popular in the 1980s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Tenielle been used?
Tenielle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 8 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Tenielle?
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, 1978–1985 (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.