Unisex name · since 1997
Teniola
192 babies named Teniola in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #20,267 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,376 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 192
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Teniola currently ranks #11376 among unisex names in America, with 192 babies recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Teniola recorded 192 times among girls since 1997, holding rank #11376 nationally today, ahead of 34% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #20,267 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,376 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 192 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teniola ranks #20,267 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,376 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 192 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #20,267 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,376 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 192
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Teniola's 192 recorded births place it above 71.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Maryland.
How Teniola compares
192 36th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Teniola's all-time total is 49% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Teniola | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 192 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 21 | 19,840 |
Teniola's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Teniola's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Teniola popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Teniola popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 2011 (Teniola as boys' name)
Teniola by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (97 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Teniola's strongest decade.
97 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Teniola births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
39 births
- 2010s
2010s
97 births
- 2020s
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 97 births (51% of all-time use).
Teniola by state
Where Teniola concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Maryland | | 6 | 3.1% |
6 of 192 births nationwide.
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What to do with Teniola's data
- Teniola's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (97 total births) through the 2020s (44) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Maryland records the most Teniolas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Maryland 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 Teniola: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Teniola 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.