Girls' name · since 1975
Tenille
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 998 babies named Tenille, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,527 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 998
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tenille sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 998 recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tenille has been recorded 998 times among girls since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2024.
- #7,527 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 998 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tenille ranks #7,527 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 998 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,527 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 998
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tenille's 998 recorded births place it above 89.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
Tenille's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tenille splits its recorded history at 1993: 17% of all births land in the more recent half, 83% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1976 peak of 124 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tenille popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2024
- Peak year (1976)
- 124
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Tenille by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (399 births, 40% of the file).
1980s was Tenille's strongest decade.
399 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Tenille births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
373 births
- 1980s
1980s
399 births
- 1990s 144
1990s
144 births
- 2000s 39
2000s
39 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 38
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 399 births (40% of all-time use).
How Tenille compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tenille's total volume
Tenille by state
Where Tenille concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 51 | 5.1% |
| #2 | California | | 34 | 3.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 34 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 22 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Texas | | 19 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 14 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Utah | | 10 | 1.0% |
51 of 998 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Tenille appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tenille's data
- Tenille's decade-level peak was the 1980s (399 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Tenilles (51 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tenille: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~49 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1975–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Tenille 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 August 2026.