Recorded 1982–1997 Girls' name Peak 1985 49 births

Teniesha — girls' name

49 babies named Teniesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s261990s23
1980s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Teniesha was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

9 babies were named Teniesha in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Teniesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Teniesha between 1982 and 1997, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Teniesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Teniesha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Teniesha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Teniesha 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 49 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.

Teniesha at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

49

Since 1982

16 years of records

Peak year

1985

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1982

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1997

Teniesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1982

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1985)
9
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
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Teniesha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
26 births that decade — 53% of Teniesha's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Teniesha?
49 babies have been named Teniesha since 1982. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1985 with 9 births.
When was Teniesha most popular?
Teniesha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Teniesha been used?
Teniesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 16 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Teniesha?
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, 1982–1997 (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.