US rank #11300 Girls' name Peak 1976 998 births

Tenille — #11300 US girls' name

998 babies named Tenille in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s3731980s3991990s1442000s392010s52020s38
#11300
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 36% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Tenille was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

124 babies were named Tenille in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tenille

The Social Security Administration has registered 998 babies named Tenille between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tenille currently holds the #11300 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 124 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tenille performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 399 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tenille shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 51 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Tenille in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tenille 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 998 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.

Tenille at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

998

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

1976

124 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#11,300

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tenille popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1976)
124
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
-50050100150 20242019200219951990198519801975 18

Tenille by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
399 births that decade — 40% of Tenille's all-time total
1970s3731980s3991990s1442000s392010s52020s38

Tenille by state

Where Tenille concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tenille
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%
Illinois share of Tenille's total US births 5.1%
Even split

51 of 998 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Tenille appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tenille?
998 babies have been named Tenille since 1975. It currently ranks #11300 among girls. The peak year was 1976 with 124 births.
When was Tenille most popular?
Tenille was most popular in the 1980s decade with 399 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Tenille most popular?
The top states for the name Tenille are Illinois (51 births), California (34 births), New York (34 births).
How long has the name Tenille been used?
Tenille has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tenille?
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.

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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, 1975–2024 (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.